埃克森美孚考慮在墨西哥灣沿岸擴大聚丙烯產能
中國石化新聞網訊 據道瓊斯3月21日消息，埃克森美孚公司周二表示，公司已開始為美國墨西哥灣沿岸一個潛在的項目制定工程計劃，該項目將使其聚丙烯生產能力提高45萬噸/年。
這家總部位于得州的能源巨頭表示，公司預期將于今年稍晚對上述項目做出最后決定。埃克森美孚表示，該項目將耗資數億美元，最早于2021年建成投產。
埃克森美孚公司表示，該生產設施將幫助滿足高性能輕量化耐用塑料日益增長的需求，將生產先進的聚丙烯產品，用于高性能汽車、器具和包裝應用領域。
埃克森美孚公司化工部門負責人John Verity表示：“我們在墨西哥灣沿岸計劃中的大多數投資項目聚焦于供應象亞洲這樣的新興市場，這些新興市場的高需求產品最終將刺激當地經濟出現新的增長。”
埃克森美孚稱，這筆投資是計劃中的13處新設施之一，這些設施將把該公司在北美和亞太地區的化學品制造產能提高約40%。
今年1月份，埃克森美孚公司表示，公司計劃未來五年在美國投資500億美元擴大業務。
唐紹紅 摘譯自 道瓊斯
原文如下：
Exxon Considers Expanding Polypropylene Production Along Gulf Coast
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) on Tuesday said it has started working on engineering plans for a potential U.S. Gulf Coast project that would expand its polypropylene manufacturing capacity by up to 450,000 tons a year.
The Texas-based energy giant said it expects to make a final decision regarding the project later this year. The facility would cost several hundred million dollars, with startup as early as 2021, the company said.
The facility would help meet growing demand for high-performance, lightweight durable plastics and produce advanced polypropylene products that could be used in high-performance automotive, appliance, and packaging applications, the company said.
"Most of our planned investment in the Gulf Coast region is focused on supplying emerging markets like Asia with high-demand products, which ultimately will spur new economic growth locally," said John Verity, president of Exxon's chemical division.
The investment would be one of 13 new facilities planned to expand Exxon's chemical manufacturing capacity in North America and Asia Pacific by about 40%, the company said.
Exxon in January said it plans to spend $50 billion to expand its business in the U.S. in the next five years.
