Hogan Lovells advised global diversified chemicals manufacturer SABIC in its recently announced joint venture with ExxonMobil to advance development of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project, a 1.8 million tonne ethane cracker currently planned for construction in San Patricio County, Texas.

The project will also include a monoethylene glycol unit and two polyethylene units. Construction is expected to begin following competition of the environmental permitting process and be completed in the 2021-2022 timeframe.

The Hogan Lovells team advising SABIC was led by partners Kelly Tubman Hardy in Washington, and David Locascio and Jeffrey Whittle in Houston. Other team members included partner Cameron Cosby and senior associates Polly Sims in Houston, and Sandra Harris in Denver.

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