Carville Plant
TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. operates the world's largest styrene and polystyrene facility in Carville, Louisiana. The world-class styrene-polystyrene integrated Carville site was established in 1968 with the first styrene production line. The second line of styrene started production in 1976. And by 1984, the first polystyrene production line was started.
At Carville, TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. operates a styrene plant (monomer) in a 50% joint-venture with SABIC and a polystyrene unit (polymer), which is wholly-owned by TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. This polystyrene unit is one of the largest in the world.