Baytown Chemical Expansion Project
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The Baytown expansion is in addition to the ExxonMobil’s 2017 Growing the Gulf initiative, which outlined plans to build and expand manufacturing facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast, creating more than 45,000 high-paying jobs across the region.
The United States is the top producer of oil and natural gas, which is leading to historic new investments in U.S. manufacturing projects.
The expansion put’s ExxonMobil in a solid position to maximize the value of increased Permian Basin production.
Founded in 1919, ExxonMobil’s Baytown facility is the largest integrated petrochemical complex in the U.S. and is one of the most technologically advanced refining and petrochemical complexes in the world.
- ExxonMobil is investing $2 billion to expand its Baytown, Texas chemical plant.
- This expansion will create approximately 2,000 jobs during construction.
- The planned expansion at Baytown and the billions of dollars ExxonMobil is investing in the Permian Basin to increase oil production is making significant and lasting contributions to the U.S. economy.
- The expansion includes a new Vistamaxx™ performance polymer unit, which produces products that offer higher levels of elasticity, softness and flexibility, attributes that contribute to a reduction in materials used and increased performance in everyday products.