Chevron Phillips Chemical Plans New Propylene Unit in Texas
12/16/2021
Chevron Phillips Chemical has announced that it will expand upon its propylene business in the Gulf Coast with the addition of a new C3 splitter unit. This new unit will be located in Baytown, Texas at the company’s existing Cedar Bayou complex. This C3 splitter unit will have an anticipated capacity of 500,000 tons per year upon its startup in 2023. Chevron Phillips Chemical also announced that S&B Engineers and Constructors of Texas has been chosen to engineer, procure and construct the project, with construction expected to begin in January 2022. This splitter unit will be able to convert refinery grade propylene and propane into higher purity propylene products, which is intended
