Chevron Phillips Chemical

Mercaptan gas odorant (tert-butyl mercaptan / THT) →

Ethyl Mercaptan (Propane Odorant) →

Hexane (extraction solvent) →

Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) resin →

Ethylene monomer (polymer grade) →

HDPE/LLDPE resin & pipe →

Baytown, TX · manufacturing

World-scale ethylene + HDPE/LLDPE complex. ~2.2M lbs/yr ethylene capacity. Feeds downstream PE resin and Performance Pipe facilities.

Baytown, Harris County, Texas, USA · chemical_plant

CPChem Cedar Bayou ethylene complex; ~2.8 million tonnes/year capacity across multiple crackers. Adjacent to ExxonMobil Baytown complex on Houston Ship Channel. Completed CPChem 1-ethyl cracker in 2017 as part of US shale expansion. Cedar Bayou is the primary feedstock source for CPChem polyethylene plants across the Gulf Coast.

Baytown, TX · chemical_plant

Major mercaptan production site; produces Scentinel brand odorants for US gas utilities

Texas · manufacturing

CPChem Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown TX (Chambers County, Houston Ship Channel). Produces n-hexane and mixed hexanes from C6 naphtha streams. Cedar Bayou is a major normal alpha olefins and solvent production complex. Supplies hexane to Midwest soybean crushing operations (ADM, Bunge, Cargill) that process US-grown soybeans. Source: https://www.cpchem.com/operations/cedar-bayou-plant

Baytown, Texas · processing_plant

Chevron Phillips Chemical Cedar Bayou complex; major HDPE and LLDPE production for US market; CP Chem is a 50/50 JV of Chevron and Phillips 66; US Gulf Coast PE producers collectively supply ~50% of global LLDPE/HDPE traded volume, with cost advantage from ethane cracking

Texas · manufacturing

CPChem's Port Arthur, TX facility is the primary North American mercaptan production site, producing tert-butyl mercaptan (TBM), ethyl mercaptan (EM), and blended odorant products (Scentinel® brand). Port Arthur is a major Gulf Coast petrochemical hub; CPChem's mercaptan production benefits from proximity to sulfur byproducts from refinery operations and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from natural gas processing. The facility supplies TBM and EM to US and Canadian natural gas utilities and LDCs. Hurricane exposure (Port Arthur was severely flooded during Hurricane Harvey 2017) represents a physical disruption risk for North American mercaptan supply. Source: https://www.cpchem.com/products-and-technology/natural-mercaptans

Texas · manufacturing

CPChem Sweeny complex in Old Ocean, TX (Brazoria County); ~4,000 acres. Receives naphtha from Phillips 66 Sweeny refinery (247,000 bpd) and processes into petrochemicals including n-hexane. Major US Gulf Coast hexane production point. Also produces normal alpha olefins, polyethylene, and specialty chemicals. Site operational since 1956. Source: https://www.cpchem.com/operations/sweeny-complex

Borger, Hutchinson County, Texas (Texas Panhandle) · manufacturing

Chevron Phillips organosulfur chemicals production at Borger, TX Panhandle. Produces ethyl mercaptan, methyl mercaptan, and DMDS for gas odorization, agricultural chemicals, and specialty applications. Borger is a historical refining and chemical hub in the Texas Panhandle, isolated from Gulf Coast chemical clusters. Also home to a Phillips 66 (Chevron Phillips' 50% owner) refinery.

Tessenderlo, Flemish Brabant · manufacturing

European ethyl mercaptan production hub; expanded 65% in 2017 (construction started Nov 2016, operations started May 2017). Tessenderlo, Belgium is a chemicals manufacturing town in Flemish Brabant. Products: ethyl mercaptan, methyl mercaptan, DMDS — serving European gas odorization (both LPG/propane and natural gas), agricultural chemical synthesis, and specialty organic sulfur markets. This expansion positioned Chevron Phillips as a stronger competitor to Arkema's European Lacq (France) operations.