# QatarEnergy and CPChem break ground on $6B Ras Laffan petrochemicals complex

QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical broke ground on a $6 billion petrochemicals complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. The complex includes an ethane cracker and two polyethylene trains, with production expected to begin in 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-02-21
- Where: Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar
- Value: $6.00B
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2.1 million tonnes/year of ethylene; 1.68 million tonnes/year of HDPE
- Products: ethylene, high-density polyethylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [QatarEnergy](https://endata.com/companies/30677.md)
- [Chevron](https://endata.com/companies/3485.md) (investor)
- [Phillips 66](https://endata.com/companies/7015.md) (investor)
- [Chevron Phillips Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/9058.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [guest.meed.com](https://guest.meed.com/qatar-breaks-ground-on-6bn-petrochemicals-project/), 2024-02-21: "Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has laid the foundation stone for the country’s estimated $6bn Ras Laffan petrochemicals complex."

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