The 775 million lbs.-per-year plant is scheduled to start up early next year.
Basell, a 50/50 joint venture of BASF and Royal Dutch/Shell, is the world's largest producer and marketer of polypropylene. The addition of the Bayway plant capacity will increase the polypropylene capacity Basell sells in North America to more than 4 billion pounds per year.
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