Production

• 900 KTA ethylene, 435 KTA propylene
• 270 KTA n-butylene, 80 KTA MTBE

Products and their End Uses

• Ethylene
  Basic building-block for making a wide variety of chemical and polymer products, including polyethylene
  Used in plastic packaging, containers and films, detergents, cosmetics and paints
• Propylene
  Basic building-block for making polypropylene, polymers and other chemicals
  Used in carpeting, upholstery, pleasure boats and automotive parts
• Normal Butylene
  Basic building-block for making butyl rubber, polymers, and other chemicals
  Used in tyre liners, vinyl intermediates
• MTBE
  Used as an octane enhancer/anti-knock agent for petrol

Technology Characteristics

The steam cracker is the core of the integrated site. Built using advanced ExxonMobil technology, the highly-efficient furnaces 'crack' both light and heavy feed to produce basic molecules like ethylene, propylene and butylene. These are then transformed into other products such as polyolefins. The residues from this process are used to produce syngas that is used as feed for the oxo-alcohol plant, and to power the co-generation unit for the production of steam and electricity for the site.