Bayport Polymers

Baystar held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 625,000 metric ton-per-year Borstar polyethylene unit at its Pasadena, Texas site. The unit will double site capacity and is expected to start up in 2021, creating about 1,750 construction jobs.

Bayport Polymers, a joint venture of Total, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals, has taken final investment decision to build a 625,000-ton-per-year polyethylene unit at its Bayport, Texas site, doubling capacity to 1.1 Mt/y, with startup in 2021.

McDermott International received full notice to proceed from Entergy Texas for the Montgomery County Power Station, a 993-MW combined-cycle natural gas plant in Willis, Texas. The contract, originally awarded in Q1 2017, is valued between $500 million and $750 million.

Bayport Polymers LLC, a joint venture of Total, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals, broke ground on a new 1 Mt/y ethane cracker at the Total Port Arthur Refinery. The $1.7 billion project is expected to start up in 2020 and create about 1,500 construction jobs and 60 permanent jobs.

Total, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals have closed on the Bayport Polymers joint venture in Texas, which will take ownership of Total's existing polyethylene facility in Bayport and a $1.7 billion ethane steam cracker under construction in Port Arthur. The cracker is slated to begin operating in 2020.

Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Borealis AG and NOVA Chemicals closed a joint venture named Bayport Polymers LLC, combining an under-construction ethane steam cracker in Port Arthur, Texas, Total's existing polyethylene facility in Bayport, Texas, and a planned new polyethylene unit.

Total, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals closed a joint venture named Bayport Polymers LLC, combining existing and new petrochemical assets on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The JV is 50% owned by Total and 50% by Novealis Holdings LLC (a Borealis/NOVA Chemicals JV).