# Formosa Plastics to build $207M alpha olefins plant in Texas

Formosa Plastics announced it will build a new manufacturing site in Texas at a cost of US$207 million. The plant will have an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes of alpha olefins, with completion expected in October 2025 and mass production in December 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-05-11
- Where: Texas, United States
- Value: $207.0M
- Starts operating: Dec 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 tonnes per year
- Products: alpha olefins, high-density polyethylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Formosa Plastics Group](https://endata.com/companies/22388.md)

## Sources

- [taipeitimes.com](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2022/05/12/2003778073), 2022-05-11: "The projected completion date of the plant is October 2025, and mass production is scheduled for December that year after a trial run."
- [geosyntheticsmagazine.com](https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2022/06/17/formosa-plastics-constructing-207-million-hdpe-geomembrane-resin-plant-in-texas/), 2022-06-17: "Formosa Plastics Corp. plans to build a new production site in Texas at a cost of $207 million."

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