Chevron Phillips reaches milestone on ethane ‘cracker’ plant in Texas
Monday, January 8, 2018
by Matt Warnock
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP’s $6 billion Gulf Coast petrochemical investment has achieved another milestone with the company’s ethane “cracker” plant at Cedar Bayou in Baytown, Texas now mechanically complete, reports the Houston Business Journal. The newspaper says the cracker facility is currently undergoing system checks and final certifications before becoming operational. It will produce at least 1.5 million metric tons of product annually. For more, read the full story.