Baystar (Bayport Polymers LLC) launches its new Bay 3 625,000 metric ton-per-year PE production unit. The new unit is the first of its kind in North America, bringing proprietary Borstar technology from Borealis and more than doubling Baystar’s production capacity in Pasadena, TX.

Baystar became a fully integrated polyethene manufacturer in 2022 with the start-up of its new 1 million ton-per-year ethane cracker unit in Port Arthur, Texas, which supplies ethylene feedstock to Baystar’s three PE production units.

Baystar was formed in 2018 by Novealis and TotalEnergies and operates independently as an integrated producer. The state-of-the-art Borstar technology is licensed by Borealis.

Source: Borstart Corporate, 2^nd Oct 2023, Baystar transforms polyethylene production with North America's first Borstar technology unit