REG-TotalEnergies SE United States: TotalEnergies Announces the Start-up of New Ethane Cracker in Port Arthur

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United States: TotalEnergies Announces the Start-up of New Ethane Cracker in
Port Arthur

 

 

Bayport Polymers LLC (“Baystar”), a 50/50 joint venture (JV) between
TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) and Borealis, today announces
the start-up of commercial operations of a new ethane cracker with an annual
production capacity of one million tons of ethylene.

This almost $2 billion project built on the site of and operated by the
TotalEnergies Refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, represents 14 million hours
worked with more than 2,500 workers at peak construction.

The ethylene produced by the cracker will be used as feedstock to supply
Baystar's existing polyethylene (PE) units, as well as a new Borstar®
technology polyethylene unit currently under construction in Bayport, Texas.

“After significant investments in U.S. LNG and renewable electricity in
2022, the start-up of this new cracker is another milestone strengthening
TotalEnergies’ presence in the United States. This investment is in perfect
alignment with our strategy to develop petrochemicals at our integrated
platforms. At Port Arthur we take advantage of the abundance of ethane in the
U.S.,” said Bernard Pinatel, President, Refining & Chemicals,
TotalEnergies.

The Baystar JV is the translation of the growth ambitions of TotalEnergies and
Borealis in the United States. It includes:


 * The Baystar site in Bayport, Texas with a 400,000 ton-per-year PE capacity.


 * The one million ton-per-year ethane cracker at the TotalEnergies Port Arthur
Refinery, which now has successfully started operations.


 * The under-construction 625,000 metric ton-per-year PE unit in Bayport, using
the Borealis proprietary Borstar(®) technology to deliver a broad range of
products to help meet the growing global demand for plastic products.

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About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and markets
energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and
electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is
ever more affordable, cleaner, more reliable and accessible to as many people
as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable
development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations
to contribute to the well-being of people.

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