Oxea Works on New Facilities for 2-EH and Propanol in Texas

US Petrochemical Industry Oxea Works on New Facilities for 2-EH and Propanol in Texas

24.03.2014Editor: Dominik Stephan

Oxea boosts its petrochemicals business in the US: The global chemical company has started the basic engineering for a 2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) and a Propanol unit at its world-scale production plant at Bay City, Texas.

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To better serve its customers in North and Latin America, the global chemical company Oxea has started basic engineering for a 2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) and a Propanol unit at its world-scale production plant at Bay City, Texas.
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Bay City, Texas/USA – Closer to the regaining American markets: Oxea's new units will further add to its most recent capacity expansion of the Bay City plant, which will increase current output of Butanol and Propanol by 25% from the second half of 2014 on.

The new 2-EH and a Propanol units are scheduled to come on stream in late 2016. Key elements of the basic engineering work will also be utilized for the construction of Oxea’s future Asian Oxo chemicals platform in Duqm, Oman, speakers explained. 2-EH is used in the production of acrylates, nitrates, acids and plasticizers, and serves, among others, as a solvent in the paint and coatings industries. Propanol is used to manufacture products such as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, printing inks, coatings and adhesives.

New Facilities for 2-EH and Propanol:

“Oxea is a leading merchant supplier of Oxo products such as alcohols, aldehydes, and acids. We continue to significantly invest into our production platforms to support the growth of our customers and meet the rising demands of the markets. Once on line, our customers of 2-EH in the Americas will be able to benefit from our enhanced delivery capability for this important chemical,” said Miguel Mantas, Member of Oxea’s Executive Board and responsible for Marketing and Sales. “We also continue to invest in Propanol to support our customers’ growth,” he added.

The US shale gas boom spawns plant engineering projects throughout the states. (Picture: © Kristina Afanasyeva; © 3dmentat - Fotolia.co)

“The new facilities for 2-EH and Propanol in North America not only support our strategy of growing the business and enhancing the efficiency of our operations. It also emphasizes our confidence in the competitiveness of the US petrochemical industry and reinforces our commitment to the North and Latin American markets,” commented Dr. Martina Flöel, spokesperson for the Oxea Executive Board, who is also responsible for Production and Technology.

For this and other major plant engineering projects see also our large projects database GROAB

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