Hurricane Harvey has impacted the U.S. in many ways. The U.S. Gulf Coast is home to about 90% of the nation's capacity to produce base plastics. Our goal is to keep you informed as the industry rebounds and recovers.

Quick Facts:

• 88% of the nation's oil rigs lie off the Louisiana coast
• 47% of total U.S. refining capacity is in the Gulf Coast region
• Texas is 2nd largest U.S. state for GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
• Texas was producing 3.4 million barrels a day of crude oil when Harvey hit the region
  • Total U.S. production: 17.5 million barrels a day
• Hurricane Harvey first made landfall on August 25, 2017
  • As of September 6th, roughly 60% of U.S. ethylene capacity remained offline as a result of Hurricane Harvey

Rainfall measurements in the Gulf Coast - resulting from Hurricane Harvey

As of September 20th:

Polypropylene Capacity

• 61% of North American polypropylene capacity has been affected
  • All facilities have been restored

Polyethylene Capacity

• Harvey affected 42% of North American polyethylene capavity
  • Some facilities are believed to remain closed through October

Ethylene Capacity

• 100-105 million lbs/day of ethylene capacity had been affected by Harvey
  • 85 million lbs/day has now been restored

The industry has reacted to the limited capacity with announced increases for resin based consumable supplies. If you are interesting in learning more - contact us at 425-347-0330!