In June 6th, Dow Chemical Company said that its new plastic plant in southern Houston has been completed and the implementation of the expansion plan is drawing to a close.

The newly built polyethylene plant can produce 400000 tons of plastic products a year, and is part of the Dow's 6 billion dollar expansion project along the Gulf coast of Mexico. The expansion is mainly aimed at the Freeport area. In June 6th, Dow Chemical Company said that its new plastic plant in southern Houston has been completed and the implementation of the expansion plan is drawing to a close.

Two months before the project started, Dow has set up ethane cracking plant in Freeport. The factory's ethylene production will reach 1 million 500 thousand tons a year. Ethylene from liquid natural gas is an important part of most plastics products. The factory will soon be put into operation.

"This landmark success reflects the steady progress of our team, through multi - phase investment to achieve an integrated cost advantage and industry leading innovation capability," said Jim Fitterling, Dow CEO and chief operating officer.

The new plastic factory, called "elite class", has improved the performance of the polyethylene plant, which can be used as a soft package for food and personal hygiene products and industrial packaging.

Dow will also complete the construction of the polyolefin elastomer factory in the second half of 2018, completing the last step of the Freeport expansion plan. Dow said polymers produced in the factory could bridge the difference between plastics and rubber. In addition, the plastic production facilities in the plage area of Louisiana are also being expanded. Dow chemistry is the main supplier of crosslinked membranes (crosslinked POF). The stability of its products is undesirable.