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North America - New Polyethylene Projects (2018-2022)

Comparing Global Exports of Polyethylene & Polypropylene (Jan 16 – Jul 17 )

Houston Containerized Vessel Arrivals

Hurricane Harvey

North Dakota LLDPE 600 (3) HDPE 600 (3) Post 2021

Gulf Coast LLDPE 600 (6) Post 2021

Monaca, PA LLDPE 500 (3) HDPE 1000(3,4) Q2 2022

Marcellus WV LLDPE 500 (3) HDPE 1000 (4) Post 2021

Dilles Bottom, OH HDPE 700 (4) Post 2021

Salem Township, OH Resin Type TBA Post 2021

Lake Charles, LA LLDPE 470 (3) Q4 2018

Lake Charles, LA LDPE 420 (2) Q3 2019

Louisiana Resin Type TBA Post 2021

Corpus Christi, TX Resin Type TBA Q2 2022

Point Comfort, TX LDPE 400 (2) Q4 2018

Point Comfort, TX HDPE 400 (3) Q4 2018

Bayport, TX Resin Type TBA Q2 2021

La Porte, TX HDPE 500 (3) Q1 2020

Beaumont, TX LLDPE 650 (7) Q4 2019

(1) Autoclave (2) Tubular

(3) Gas Phase (4) Slurry Loop

(5) Slurry Stirred Tank (6) Solution

(7) To Be Announced

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

*Processes:

Startup:

Polymers of Ethylene, in Primary Forms

Polymers of Propylene or of Other Olefins, in Primary Forms

6M

6M

1200

1200

Met

ric T

ons

Met

ric T

ons

$ pe

r mto

n$

per m

ton

April 2016

April 2016

Metric Tons

Metric Tons

68,270,061

29,671,648

40,739,476

17,763,412

$87,429M

$35,208M

$52,836M

$22,311M

$1,280.63

$1,186.60

$1,296.92

$1,255.99

Metric Tons

Metric Tons

Value USD

Value USD

Value USD

Value USD

$ per mton

$ per mton

$ per mton

$ per mton

August 2016

August 2016

December 2016

December 2016

April 2017

April 2017

August 2017

August 2017

5M

5M

1000

1000

4M

4M

800

800

3M

3M

600

600

2M

2M

400

400

1M

1M

200

200

0M

0M

0

0

5,21

8,64

0

2,34

2,57

5

6,43

5,58

03,

002,

269

$1,236.66

$1,131.43

$1,328.54

$1,319.11

20 Aug

21 Aug

22 Aug

23 Aug

24 Aug

25 Aug

26 Aug

27 Aug

28 Aug

29 Aug

30 Aug

31 Aug

1 Sep

2 Sep

3 Sep

4 Sep

5 Sep

6 Sep

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Totals 000’s Metric Tons