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September 29th 2005 - THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS (September 26, 2005) – Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) is in the process of resuming its operations in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Rita made landfall early Saturday morning, September 24, 2005.
In response to the hurricane, Chevron Phillips Chemical shut down its processing units in the region in accordance with the company’s hurricane preparedness procedures. Now that the storm has passed, essential personnel are on-site assessing damages. Early indications are that six of the company’s eight plants in the area suffered no significant damage. The company is taking immediate steps to resume safe and timely operations at these sites.
Chevron Phillips Chemical’s two facilities most impacted by Hurricane Rita are the Port Arthur and Orange plants. Extensive community damage and power outages in this region complicate the safe return of personnel as well as access to resources to assess and commence repairs.
The company is working with its customers to mitigate supply issues caused by the storm. Any necessary product interruptions or allocations will be communicated directly to customers.
Chevron Phillips Chemical plants that were shutdown based on the company’s hurricane preparedness procedures include:
Cedar Bayou Facility in Baytown, Texas
Drilling Specialties Plant in Conroe, Texas
Houston Compounding Facility in La Porte, Texas
Orange Chemical Facility in Orange, Texas
Pasadena Plastics Complex in Pasadena, Texas
Port Arthur Facility in Port Arthur, Texas
St. James Facility in St. James, Louisiana
Sweeny Facility in Old Ocean, Texas
About Chevron Phillips Chemical
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC and its affiliates produce chemicals that are essential to manufacturing over 70,000 consumer and industrial products. This includes olefins and polyolefins, aromatics, alpha olefins, styrenics, specialty chemicals, piping and proprietary plastics. The company has nearly $7 billion in assets, operates 37 manufacturing and research facilities in eight countries, and employs approximately 5,300 persons worldwide. The company is owned equally by Chevron Corporation and ConocoPhillips. For more information, visit www.cpchem.com.
Contact: Kammy Reece
Company: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
Phone: 832.813.4838
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