Nova Chemical Corp

Total made a final investment decision to expand its Texas Bayport Polymers joint venture, doubling polyethylene production capacity to around 1.1 million tonnes per year. The new unit will have a capacity of 625,000 tonnes per year, with production expected to start in 2021.

Total SA, Borealis and Nova Chemical Corp announced a $1.7 billion joint venture to build a 1 million tonne per year ethane steam cracker in Port Arthur, Texas, and consider a 625,000 tonne per year polyethylene unit at Total's Bayport site. The cracker is scheduled to start in 2020.