# Lucite International developing multibillion-dollar MMA plant on US Gulf Coast

Lucite International is designing and developing a multibillion-dollar chemical plant, Alpha 3, on the US Gulf Coast to produce MMA (methyl methacrylate), the main building block of acrylic. The plant is expected to be fully operational in 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-10-29
- Where: Gulf Coast, United States
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: MMA (methyl methacrylate), acrylic
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Lucite International](https://endata.com/companies/30055.md)

## Sources

- [insidermedia.com](https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-east/teesside-firm-developing-multibillion-dollar-us-plant), 2020-10-29: "Alpha 3 – which is going to be built on the Gulf Coast - is the third Alpha technology plant project to originate at the Wilton Centre."

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