Bayport site

Pasadena, Texas, United States

INEOS NOVA's 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 a 97-acre site, strategically located on the Gulf Coast ethylene supply grid.  Styrene monomer, known simple as ‘styrene,’ is an intermediate chemical used in a variety of 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 in 2005 increased Bayport’s styrene monomer production to 1.7 billion pounds (771 kilotonnes) annually.

Styrene Monomer 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 (771 kilotonnes).

End Products

Styrene is used as a feedstock in the manufacture of products such as polystyrene, expandable polystyrene and unsaturated polyester resins.  A large portion of INEOS NOVA's 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. 

INEOS NOVA       

12222 Port Road          

Pasadena   

TX, 77507

USA

T: +1 281 474 1000

F: +1 281 474 1024