With $8.5 billion in facility-specific investment and 500 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The chemicals & materials context.
Chemicals and materials manufacturing spans a wide range of essential U.S. production — from petrochemicals, polymers, and industrial gases to fertilizers, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials such as composites. Projects in this category represent multi-billion-dollar capital programs and long-lived industrial infrastructure that supply nearly every other sector of manufacturing. The category includes plastic resins and plastic/rubber products not assigned to a more specific category. Tires and vehicle-specific parts belong in Automotive. Finished packaging belongs in Packaging & Paper.
At a glance
- Company
- Chevron Phillips Chemical / QatarEnergy
- Industry
- Chemicals & Materials
- Location
- Orange, Texas
- Investment
- $8.50B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 500
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Nov 16, 2022
- Expected opening
- Jan 1, 2027
- Added to tracker
- Jul 24, 2026
Official references
- Primary source https://www.cpchem.com/media-events/news/news-release/chevron-phillips-chemical-and-qatarenergy-construct-integrated
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Chevron Phillips Chemical / QatarEnergy, Orange, TX." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/chevron-phillips-chemical-qatarenergy-orange. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.