据美国商业在线3月1日消息，埃克森美孚周五表示，公司将在美国路易斯安娜州的巴吞鲁日投资新建一套聚丙烯生产装置，从而令公司在墨西哥湾沿岸的聚丙烯产能扩大至45万吨/年。

该装置将在2019年开始建设，预计在2021年投产。该项目预计将在建设期提供600个工作岗位，建成投产后将提供65个永久性的工作岗位。

庞晓华 摘译自 美国商业在线

原文如下：

ExxonMobil to Fund Polypropylene Unit to Expand Baton Rouge Operations

ExxonMobil said today that it will fund the construction of a new polypropylene production unit in Baton Rouge that will expand production capacity along the Gulf Coast by up to 450,000 tons per year.

Construction will begin in 2019 and startup is anticipated by 2021. The project is expected to create up to 600 jobs during construction and 65 permanent jobs once completed.