# LyondellBasell begins construction of Hyperzone PE plant at La Porte complex

LyondellBasell broke ground on its first commercial Hyperzone polyethylene plant at its La Porte, Texas complex. The plant will produce 500,000 metric tons of HDPE annually and is planned to start up in 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-05-15
- Where: La Porte, Texas, United States
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.1 billion pounds (500,000 metric tons) of HDPE annually
- Products: high density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [LyondellBasell](https://endata.com/companies/1444.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lyondellbasell-begins-construction-of-hyperzone-pe-plant-at-its-la-porte-complex-300457858.html), 2017-05-15: "The plant will be capable of producing 1.1 billion pounds (500,000 metric tons) of high density polyethylene (HDPE) annually"

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