Sustaining Growth Locally and Abroad
Golden Triangle Polymers
Orange County, Texas
Golden Triangle Polymers’ Local First initiative in Orange County, Texas has spent more than $338 million on Orange County-based businesses and added 136 local small businesses to its vendor network since first announcing the project. By year end, GTP had grown its project workforce to more than 4,500 strong, nearly half of which live in the surrounding nine-county Golden Triangle region.
GTP also celebrated several operational achievements in 2024. More than 500 modules and large pieces of equipment have been successfully transported to the construction site, representing 80% of GTP’s total heavy haul moves. Additionally, 2024 saw the arrival of GTP’s first railcars and installation of polyethylene reactors.
As the project moves closer to anticipated completion in 2026, GTP stands confident in its community of process operators, maintenance personnel, technical staff, and support professionals driving the facility towards successful completion and sustained productivity.
Maritime Milestone
Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar
July 2024 marked a significant milestone in the construction of an integrated polymers complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar owned by QatarEnergy and CPChem.
Embarking from Vietnam, project teams carefully loaded 11 pre-assembled pipe racks onto self-propelled barges before traversing 8,500 km across the sea and arriving safely in Qatar. Completing a journey lasting nearly 26 days, these large modules docked in Qatar where they will form the backbone of the Ras Laffan project’s ethylene units.
The successful delivery of these pipe racks is a remarkable achievement that was celebrated by all groups involved. As facility construction advances, this method will be used to deliver additional pre-assembled units and critical project equipment.
