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Bayer Corp embarked on an ambitious $1.2 billion expansion of its chemical production plant in Baytown, TX, and adopted the eight best practices in construction to manage the project. The Pittsburgh, PA-based chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturer hired outside engineers and contractors to handle the construction program, which involved expanding three key production trains. Bechtel Corp, Fluor Daniel Inc and Kvaerner Process won the contracts, with the latter receiving four major projects. Bayer officials say that the expansion project has been a tremendous success in terms of product quality, construction safety, cost and schedule.

DEGUSSA Engineered Carbons (DEC) will stop producing rubber blacks at its plant in Baytown, Tex., effective December 31. Pigment black production at the plant will cease early in the first [...]

Bayer says it has made technology upgrades at its hydrazine hydrate plant at Baytown, TX. The work includes a new production control system, and delivery improvements, including a 20% increase [...]

EPA has named six chemical facilities as the newest members of the agency's National Environmental Performance Track program, which offers regulatory flexibility to facilities that have boosted environmental performance beyond [...]

ExxonMobil has started up the 40,000 b/d coker unit at its Baytown, Texas, refinery, which will allow it to process less-expensive crudes, including Maya from Mexico. Maya will be delivered [...]

ExxonMobil Chemical is expanding capacity at its olefins facility in Baytown, Texas. The facility's new ethylene steam cracker furnace will add as much as 200,000 tonne/year in additional capacity for ethylene.

The second phase of the Bayland Park project in Baytown is under way with plans for construction of a 120-room Courtyard by Marriott Hotel and a 15,000-square-foot regional conference center. [...]