# Celanese expands GUR UHMW-PE capacity at Bishop, Texas

Celanese announced the addition of a new GUR ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene production line at its Bishop, Texas manufacturing facility. The expansion will add approximately 15kt per year of capacity by the start of 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-10-22
- Where: Bishop, Texas, United States
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 15 kt per year
- Products: GUR ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Celanese](https://endata.com/companies/10711.md)

## Sources

- [celanese.com](https://www.celanese.com/news-and-media/2020/october/gur-capacity-expansion-at-bishop/), 2020-10-22: "Celanese Corporation today announced the addition of a new GUR® ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) production line at its Bishop, Texas manufacturing facility to support the significant growth in its high-value GUR® engineered materials portfolio."
- [chemengonline.com](https://www.chemengonline.com/celanese-to-add-new-production-line-for-uhmw-pe-at-bishop-texas-site/), 2020-10-23: "Electric vehicle demand is expected to have a compounded annual growth rate of greater than 25 percent through 2025, resulting in strong demand for Celanese GUR for lithium-ion battery separators."
- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/celanese-expands-uhmw-pe-capacity-in-usa), 2020-11-05: "The new line will add about 15,000 t/y of capacity by the start of 2022."

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