Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has announced plans to relocate services provided by the company’s Orange TX Technology Center to its Plastics Technology Center in Bartlesville OK.
The move will combine the team providing technical service for the film and coatings segment of the polyethylene market with the technical service molding and durables polyethylene team in Bartlesville.
Relocation of the Orange Technology Center will not affect the manufacturing capabilities of the Orange Plant, which is located on the same site as the Orange Technology Center. The plant produces high-density polyethylene.
Company officials are currently evaluating options for the employees assigned to the Orange Technology Center including redeployment within the company and relocation packages. The company expects to relocate or redeploy the majority of the affected employees.
Despite sustaining damage during Hurricane Ike, the plant is now being restored and is expected to begin manufacturing high-density polyethylene again in December.