Chevron Phillips Chemical awards framework agreement to MRC Global subsidiary

31-Oct-13

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has awarded McJunkin Red Man Corporation, a subsidiary of MRC Global, a framework agreement for the supply of pipes, valves and fittings (PVF) and valve automation for Chevron Phillips Chemical's U.S. Gulf Coast Petrochemicals Project. Chevron Phillips Chemical has announced that its US Gulf Coast Petrochemicals Project is expected to include a 1.5 million metric tons/year (3.3 billion pounds/year) ethane cracker that will be built at the Chevron Phillips Chemical's Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas, and two new polyethylene facilities, each with an annual capacity of 500,000 metric tons (1.1 billion pounds), that will be built on a site near the Chevron Phillips Chemical Sweeny facility in Old Ocean, Texas. "We are very pleased that Chevron Phillips Chemical has placed their confidence in MRC Global to supply their PVF and valve automation requirements for their U.S. Gulf Coast Project," MRC Global's Chairman, President and CEO Andrew Lane said. "We look forward to servicing Chevron Phillips Chemical's needs for this very important project."