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With the startup of this new production unit, we are well positioned to responsibly meet the growing global demand for these high-performance polymers. The ingenuity of our people and our investments in technology enable us to produce high quality products that are essential to daily life.
Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions
ExxonMobil maintained its investments in this advantaged project through the COVID pandemic and related economic downturn. The total capital investment was more than $500 million. ExxonMobil’s extensive mega-project management experience and unrivaled technology capability enabled the unit to start up according to planned cost and schedule.
During construction, the project employed more than 650 workers and with full operational status, requires an additional 65 full-time ExxonMobil jobs.
ExxonMobil’s integrated operations in Baton Rouge include a more than 500,000 barrel-per-day refinery, as well as chemical, lubricants, polyolefins and plastics manufacturing. ExxonMobil has more than 5,500 employees and contractors in the Baton Rouge area and its operations account for approximately one in every 10 jobs in the region.