New Ethane Cracker from Baystar Close to Startup

Two-Billion-Dollar Investment New Ethane Cracker from Baystar Close to Startup

2022-07-23 Source: Press release MA Alexander Stark

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The 50/50 joint venture between Borealis and Total Energies, Baystar, has announced the start of commercial operations at its new ethane cracker in Port Arthur, USA. The plant has a production capacity of one million tons of ethylene per year.

The Baystar Joint Venture is a joint project between Borealis and Total Energies in the USA.(Source: McDermott International) — The Baystar Joint Venture is a joint project between Borealis and Total Energies in the USA.
(Source: McDermott International)

At Total Energies' refinery in Port Arthur, USA, Baystar's new ethane cracker will soon come on stream. The project involves an investment of two billion dollars and produces one million metric tons of ethylene per year. The ethylene produced by the cracker will serve as feedstock for Baystar's existing polyethylene plants, as well as for the new polyethylene plant with Borstar technology currently under construction in Bayport.

As part of the project, Borealis is using its proprietary Borstar technology for the first time. “This will enable Baystar to produce advanced polyethylene products for the most demanding applications,” explains Borealis CEO Thomas Gangl. The Baystar joint venture is a joint project between Borealis and Total Energies in the USA.

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