# Röhm and OQ Chemicals plan 250kt/year MMA plant in Bay City, Texas

Röhm and OQ Chemicals signed an MoU to build a 250,000 tons/year methyl methacrylate plant on the U.S. Gulf Coast, using Röhm's LiMA technology. The plant is expected to start up in 2023 and create about 70 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-02-24
- Where: Bay City, Texas, United States
- Jobs: 70
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 250,000 tons/year
- Products: methyl methacrylate (MMA)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [RÖHM Group](https://endata.com/companies/18449.md)
- [RÖHM Group](https://endata.com/companies/18449.md) (partner)
- [OQ Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/47268.md) (partner)
- [OQ](https://endata.com/companies/47269.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [roehm.com](https://www.roehm.com/en/detail/rohm-and-oq-chemicals-sign-mou-to-build-new-250kt-year-methyl-methacrylate-plant-in-the-u-s-kopie), 2021-02-24: "Röhm and OQ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the construction of a new production plant for methyl methacrylate (MMA) on the U.S. Gulf Coast."
- [roehm.com](https://www.roehm.com/en/detail/rohm-pushes-ahead-with-plans-to-build-large-scale-mma-plant-based-on-lima-technology), 2021-02-24: "Röhm, OQ (Oman) and OQ Chemicals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the construction of a new production plant for MMA on OQ’s site in Bay City (Texas/USA)."
- [european-coatings.com](https://www.european-coatings.com/news/markets-companies/roehm-and-oq-chemicals-intend-to-build-mma-plant-in-the-us/), 2021-03-11: "The partners intend to commission the new plant in 2023, creating about 70 direct jobs."

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