Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Chevron is one of the world's leading manufacturers of petrochemicals through its joint venture company, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem).
CPChem is half-owned by Chevron. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, CPChem has about 5,150 employees at 30 manufacturing and research facilities in the United States, Puerto Rico, Singapore, China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Belgium.
CPChem is a top supplier of products used to make many popular and convenient items, including:
- Olefins and polyolefins – used in food packaging, bag liners, high-pressure pipe and fuel tanks
- Aromatics – used to make a variety of items, from aspirin to air-bags to clothing to compact discs
- Alpha olefins – used in synthetic motor oils, lubricants and automotive additives
- Styrenics – used in packaging, electronic parts, paper, housewares, tires, luggage, carpeting and toys
CPChem already operates one plant in Qatar and has interests in two more plants expected to start up in 2009. In Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, the CPChem aromatics complex is expected to complete expansion of a state-of-the-art styrene facility in the first half of 2008.
In Cedar Bayou, Texas, CPChem and several partners run one of the world's largest loop slurry high-density polyethylene plants. This proprietary technology, used in making polyethylene, is licensed by more than 85 commercial facilities around the world. Polyethylene is used to make products such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, margarine tubs, garbage containers and water pipes.
CPChem holds more than 2,850 domestic and international patents and patent applications, and employs more than 330 scientists, researchers and engineers at its six research, technology and quality control centers.
The company is also a leader in petrochemical and polymer research. CPChem provides laboratory and pilot scale experimentation, analytical and mechanical testing, and patent, technical and service support for customers worldwide.
By the end of 2007, 19 CPChem facilities were recognized for their high level of safety by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program.
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Chevron Oronite
Chevron Oronite markets more than 500 performance-enhancing products and supplies one-fourth of the world's fuel and lubricant additives.
The company, wholly owned by Chevron, has 2,000 employees and three main business segments: lubricating oil additives, fuel additives, and components and chemicals.
Lubricating Oil Additives
The lubricating oil additives business segment manufactures additives for lubricating oil in most engines, including passenger cars, heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine vessels and locomotives. Each engine type has different needs and industry specifications, requiring unique additive formulations to properly protect the mechanical parts from premature wear and corrosion.
Several different kinds of additives – such as dispersants, detergents, viscosity index improvers and inhibitors – are blended to meet the desired performance standards. Also, specialty additives are marketed for other applications, such as power transmission fluids and hydraulic oils.
Fuel Additives
Oronite provides fuel additives that improve a car's performance and extend an engine's life. Most additive applications are for gasoline and diesel fuels. Fuel performance standards vary for customers throughout the world. Each region provides specific formulations for its area and many additive formulations are unique – blended specifically for a single commercial client.
Components and Chemicals
Oronite sells chemical intermediates and components used to make additives and chemicals. These components and chemicals fall into four categories: detergents, dispersants, inhibitors and chemical intermediaries.
Oronite divides its operations into three regions: the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe/Africa/Middle East. We run manufacturing plants around the world, delivering products to customers in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
Key manufacturing facilities are in: Belle Chasse, Louisiana; Gonfreville, France; and Singapore. These major facilities are supplemented by plants in Omaezaki, Japan; Maua, Brazil; San Juan del Rio, Mexico; and Chennai, India. The company also operates technology centers throughout the world. They are in Richmond, California, in the United States; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Gonfreville and Paris, France; and Omaezaki, Japan. A testing and development center is in San Antonio, Texas.
The Oronite name dates back to 1917, when it was used to market petroleum-based products.
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Updated: March 2008