QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Co (CPChem) celebrated the ground breaking of the Golden Triangle Polymers Plant in Texas, marking the beginning of construction of the $8.5 billion world-scale petrochemical facility.
Delivering remarks on behalf of HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, president and CEO of QatarEnergy, Ahmad Saeed Al-Amoodi, QatarEnergy’s executive vice resident, Surface Development and Sustainability said: “For over two decades, we have worked hand in hand with Chevron Phillips Chemical to satisfy the growing demand for innovative petrochemical products, which not only constitute a significant portion of our daily lives, but also play a role in shaping how we live. In this partnership, we are also working together to enable balanced growth and to facilitate human development in a responsible and sustainable manner.”
He added that the $8.5 billion investment to build this world-scale facility is QatarEnergy’s second largest investment in the US after the more than $11 billion investment in the Golden Pass LNG production and export facility, which is currently under construction about 35 miles from here in Sabine Pass, Texas.
Located about 180 kilometers east of Houston, the plant will include an ethylene cracker unit with a capacity of 2.08 million tons per annum, making it the largest in the world, and two high-density polyethylene units with a combined capacity of 2 million tons per annum, also making them the largest derivatives units of their kind in the world. The plant is expected to startup in 2026 and will be owned by Golden Triangle Polymers Company LLC, a joint venture in which QatarEnergy holds a 49% equity interest with 51% held by CPChem.
