Baystar™ / Bayport Polymers LLC

formed in may, 2018, baystar™ / bayport polymers, llc is a 50/50 joint venture owned by total s.a. (“total”) and borealis ag. baystar™ has 3 units in pasadena, tx and is building a 625,000-ton-per-year polyethylene unit at its production site in pasadena (bayport), texas. the new unit will use borstar® technology and more than double the site’s polyethylene capacity to 1.1 mt/y with a start-up scheduled in 2021. the construction of the new unit is expected to employ 1,750 staff during peak activity. baystar™ is also building a one-million-tonne per year steam cracker in port arthur, texas. this cracker will process ethane, which is abundantly available and competitively priced in the u.s. and will supply the pasadena-bayport polyethylene units.