About Us
Locations
BAYPORT SITE
Pasadena, Texas, United States
NOVA Chemicals' Bayport facility is located
10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Houston, Texas and is the largest single-train styrene monomer plant in the world. The facility sits on 97-acre site, strategically located on the Gulf Coast ethylene supply grid. Styrene monomer, known simply as 'styrene,' is an intermediate chemical used in a variety of styrenic polymers and co-polymers.
Styrene is used as a
feedstock in the manufacture of products such as
polystyrene, expandable polystyrene and unsaturated polyester resins. A large portion of NOVA Chemicals' Bayport styrene production is for internal consumption; however, we are also net sellers of styrene monomer to other industrial companies.
Pasadena, Texas, United States
10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Houston, Texas and is the largest single-train styrene monomer plant in the world. The facility sits on 97-acre site, strategically located on the Gulf Coast ethylene supply grid. Styrene monomer, known simply as 'styrene,' is an intermediate chemical used in a variety of styrenic polymers and co-polymers.
The facility began operations in 1980 with an original production capacity of 900 million pounds annually. The first significant expansion occurred in 1990, and took the capacity
to 1.3 million pounds. NOVA Chemicals acquired the site in December of 1998. A second expansion, expected to be complete in 2005, will increase Bayport's styrene monomer production to 1.7 billion pounds annually.
Production
Benzene and ethylene are used as primary feedstocks for the production of styrene. Benzene typically arrives via barge or rail, while ethylene is shipped via pipeline.
Bayport's current annual production capacity is 1.7 billion pounds (590 kilotonnes).
End Products
feedstock in the manufacture of products such as
polystyrene, expandable polystyrene and unsaturated polyester resins. A large portion of NOVA Chemicals' Bayport styrene production is for internal consumption; however, we are also net sellers of styrene monomer to other industrial companies.
Approximately 130 permanent employees work at the Bayport site. The Bayport site is ISO 9002 registered, since 1993; and ISO 9001: 2000 registered in 2002.
