ExxonMobil Baytown Complex
ExxonMobil, Baytown, Texas
ExxonMobil's Baytown complex on the Houston Ship Channel dates to 1919 and covers about 3,400 acres. Its refinery processes 588,000 barrels of crude a day, and its olefins and chemical plants make billions of pounds a year of ethylene, propylene, aromatics and plastics. About 3,300 ExxonMobil employees work in the Baytown area.
- Company
- ExxonMobil
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1919
- Employees
- 3,300
- company figure
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Refines crude oil into fuels and makes petrochemicals and plastics, including ethylene, propylene, butadiene, paraxylene, polypropylene and butyl rubber.
Facts
| Refinery capacity | 588,000 barrels of crude oil per day; described by ExxonMobil as the third largest refinery in the United States (company: corporate.exxonmobil.com) |
|---|---|
| Site | Founded in 1919; the complex covers about 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel (company: corporate.exxonmobil.com) |
| Olefins plant | Produces about ten billion pounds a year of ethylene, propylene and butadiene; one of the largest ethylene plants in the world (company: corporate.exxonmobil.com) |
| Chemical plant | Can make over eight billion pounds of petrochemicals a year, including paraxylene, benzene, propylene, polypropylene and butyl rubber (company: corporate.exxonmobil.com) |
| Workforce | About 3,300 ExxonMobil employees and 4,000 contract personnel across the Baytown area (company: corporate.exxonmobil.com) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
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Sources
- ExxonMobil Baytown Area 2023 fact sheet (company, checked November 12, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Baytown Refinery (reference, checked November 12, 2026)
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