PCC makes progress on plan for Oxyalkylates production in the USA

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PCC is making progress on its plan to establish an Oxyalkylates production in the USA, thereby advancing the expansion of the PCC Group’s core business areas in the important US market. PCC has now reached a milestone at the possible location in Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico. On September 15, 2023, the project company PCC Chemicals Corporation signed a terminable lease agreement with the Port of Bay City for a property in the immediate vicinity of the port there. Although the site selection and final investment decision is far from over, the contract with the port ensures that PCC Chemicals Corporation has the opportunity to intensively examine an investment at this location as part of due diligence.

“Working with the Port of Bay City and fellow entities over these past two years have been a most enjoyable experience,” said Dr. Peter Wenzel, CEO of PCC SE, and emphasized: “We still have many several project milestones to achieve and will require additional partnerships for the economic development of the project.”

Contract signing between PCC and Port of Bay City on September 15, 2023. Dr. Peter Wenzel, CEO of PCC SE (3rd from left), Waldemar Preussner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PCC SE (6th from left), and Peter Berger, Head of Legal Department (7th from left), together with representatives from Bay City.

Bay City Port Director George Harrison said: “This is a proud day for Matagorda County. We’ve been pursuing PCC Chemicals Corporation for two years and it feels good to secure their lease agreement.”

The region at the port of Bay City on the Gulf of Mexico is a possible location for a planned new production of Oxyalkylates (special non-ionic surfactants and polyether polyols) in the USA. In 2022, PCC SE founded the project company PCC Chemicals Corporation which is examining the development and construction of petrochemical production plants in the USA. PCC is currently setting up an Oxyalkylates production in Malaysia in a joint venture with PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad to cover the Asian market. The planned project in the USA would further advance the expansion of the PCC´s core business in the Group segments Polyols & Derivatives and Surfactants & Derivatives in the US market, too.

Contract signing between PCC and Port of Bay City on September 15, 2023. Dr. Peter Wenzel, CEO of PCC SE (3rd from left), Waldemar Preussner, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PCC SE (6th from left), and Peter Berger, Head of Legal Department (7th from left), together with representatives from Bay City.

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