Plaquemine Ethane Cracker

Plaquemine Cracker is a mixed feed cracker plant within the Dow North America facility in Plaquemine, LA United States. In 2016, Dow added the capacity to its Plaquemine cracker to process ethane in addition to butane and naphtha.

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Project Details

• Sponsor:Dow Chemical Co.
• Parent Company:
• Location: Plaquemine, LA USA.
• Coordinates:30.318038,-91.232461
• Status: Operating
• CapacityValue: 225,000 additional capacity since 2016 retrofit
• CapacityUnit: metric tons/year
• Start date: 2016 (ethane cracking)