Chevron Phillips Chemical has started up its new 1.5 million mt/year steam cracker near Baytown, Texas. Earlier the unit was delayed due to hurricane Harvey.
The cracker’s Ethylene will be fed to CP Chem’s derivative units including two new 500,000 mt/year polyethylene units 90 miles away at Phillips 66's refining and chemical complex in Sweeny, Texas.
CP Chem had targeted third-quarter 2017 to start up the cracker, shortly after bringing the new PE plants online.
The new cracker also will feed CP Chem's normal alpha olefins plants, the company said.
