Dow Bahía Blanca chemical plant

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Dow Bahía Blanca chemical plant (Complejo Petroquímico Bahía Blanca), also known as Bahia Blanca Petrochemical Complex, is a chemical plant operating in Ingeniero White, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Ingeniero White, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Coordinates (WGS 84): -38.767230, -62.286881 (exact)

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Operating status	Start date	GEM plant ID
chemicals only	operating	1981	P100000140007

Table 2: Ownership Details

Owner	Owner GEM entity ID	Owner company PermID	Parent	Parent GEM entity ID	Parent company PermID
Dow Inc [100.0%]	E100002000031 [100.0%]	5000296881 [100.0%]	Dow Inc [100.0%]	E100002000031 [100.0%]	5000296881 [100.0%]

Table 3: Products, Feedstocks, and Equipment

Note: GEM classifies "Primary products" as one of the eight global building block chemicals we track. Many plants also produce downstream products (e.g., polyethylene, fertilizers), which appear under "Secondary products", and are not comprehensive. This classification reflects our research scope, not the relative economic importance of products at the plant. "Main production equipment" only contains equipment that is confirmed to exist on-site for production of the "Primary products" and is not comprehensive.

Primary products	Secondary products	Feedstock	Main production equipment
ethylene	polyethylene	ethane	steam cracker

Table 4: Chemical Capacities

Product group	Product	Capacity status	Capacity (ttpa)	Planned start date
olefins	ethylene	operating	730.0	–

Table 5: Decarbonized Chemical Technologies

CCS/CCUS	Electrified Process Heat	Low-Carbon Hydrogen Feedstock or Fuel	Bio- or Waste-Based Feedstock or Fuel
no	no	no	no

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