TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA

What TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA does

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. is a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE, headquartered in Houston, Texas, and operates an integrated refining and petrochemicals platform built around three core manufacturing sites: the Port Arthur refinery and condensate splitter (100% owned since 2021 after acquiring BASF's 60% interest), the La Porte Polypropylene Manufacturing & Technology Center, and the Carville Polystyrene facility in Louisiana. Through the 50/50 Baystar joint venture with Borealis at Bayport, Texas, the subsidiary operates the first North American deployment of Borstar 3G polyethylene technology with more than 1 million tons per year of capacity after the Bay 3 unit start-up in October 2023. Its product portfolio includes polypropylene, polystyrene, styrene monomer, base chemicals, and the RE:clic range of ISCC PLUS certified circular polymers made from recycled residue.

The company's revenue model is dominated by B2B transaction-fee sales of polymers, base chemicals, and refined products to industrial customers in packaging, automotive, construction, consumer products, and energy sectors, sold directly through the Polymers Americas sales organization. Distribution is anchored by TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America (TGPNA), a top-tier U.S. natural gas, NGL, LNG, and petcoke trading desk that provides feedstock optimization and export logistics; the broader TotalEnergies group also delivers a growing renewable electricity book through 15–25 year corporate PPAs to large customers such as Google, Amazon, Saint-Gobain, and LyondellBasell, providing a strategic commercial backdrop though most PPA economics sit outside the petrochemicals & refining subsidiary perimeter. Pricing for bulk polymers and refined products is contract-negotiated and not publicly disclosed.

Strategically, the subsidiary is part of a $12B+ U.S. investment program since 2022 that has added the Clearway 50% stake, Core Solar (4 GW), TexGen's 1.5 GW of Texas gas-fired flexible generation, Lewis Energy Eagle Ford gas, and Talos Low Carbon Solutions, alongside circular-polymer certifications, methane-monitoring technology (AUSEA and GHGSat), an AI-assisted Honeywell control-room pilot, and participation in Rio Grande LNG Train 4. The customer base is concentrated in industrial manufacturers and large corporate energy buyers, with revenue concentration risk tempered by the breadth of polymer SKUs, multiple producing sites, and the trading-desk intermediation that diversifies counterparties.

Name

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA

Legal name

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.

Website

https://corporate.totalenergies.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA is a Houston-based subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE that operates the Port Arthur refinery, La Porte polypropylene plant, Carville polystyrene facility, and the Baystar polyethylene joint venture, producing and selling polymers, base chemicals, refined fuels, and ISCC PLUS certified circular polymers to industrial customers in the Americas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petrochemicals & Refining

NAICS

Petrochemical Manufacturing (325110), Petroleum Refineries (324110), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Styrenics (Styrene Monomer, PS, EPS, ABS) (IMAEADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Steam Cracking & Feedstock Flexibility Services (Cracker optimization, feed switching, co-product recovery) (EUALAHAJ), Olefins (Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene) (EUALAHAD)

Keywords

• Polypropylene manufacturing
• Petrochemical refining
• Polystyrene production
• Base chemicals manufacturing
• Circular polymers

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Oil and Gas Production: TotalEnergies produces oil and natural gas from upstream assets including offshore Gulf of Mexico fields (Anchor, Ballymore, North Platte), Eagle Ford Basin (with Lewis Energy), and Barnett Shale. Production provides feedstocks for refining and LNG operations.
2. LNG Export and Trading: TotalEnergies exports LNG from Cameron LNG (16.6% stake, Louisiana) and through long-term purchase agreements including Rio Grande LNG. TGPNA owns 1.0 Bcf/day regasification capacity at Sabine Pass LNG terminal and purchases up to 3.2 million tons of LNG for export. Company is world's third largest LNG player with global portfolio of ~40 Mt/y.
3. Petrochemical Products: TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA is a major producer of polypropylene, polystyrene, styrene, and base chemicals in the United States. Products serve packaging, automotive, construction, consumer products, and energy industries. Includes circular/renewable polymers under RE:clic brand (ISCC PLUS certified).
4. Natural Gas and NGL Trading & Marketing: TGPNA trades natural gas, petcoke, NGL, and LNG in USA and worldwide markets. Markets and optimizes natural gas & NGL from equity and third-party production from Utica and Barnett Shale plays. Has become a top-tier natural gas trading company in the U.S.
5. Renewable Electricity Sales (PPAs): TotalEnergies sells renewable electricity to corporate customers through long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Customers include Google (1 GW solar, 28 TWh over 15 years), Amazon, Saint-Gobain, LyondellBasell, and others. Also supplies 1.3 GW+ to New Jersey and 1.4 GW to New York under government contracts.
6. Refined Petroleum Products: Port Arthur Refinery processes crude oil to produce fuels including gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. The refinery is integrated with petrochemical operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. is a U.S.-based manufacturer of polypropylene, polystyrene, styrene, and base chemicals operating from its Houston headquarters. The company runs three major U.S. manufacturing platforms — the Port Arthur refinery, the La Porte Polypropylene Manufacturing & Technology Center, and the Carville polystyrene plant — and supplies industrial customers in packaging, automotive, construction, and consumer products. It also markets natural gas, NGLs, and LNG through TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America (TGPNA).

Product overview

TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA operates as a fully integrated refining and petrochemical company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company's product portfolio centers on three major U.S. manufacturing sites: the Port Arthur Refinery for crude oil processing, the La Porte Polypropylene Manufacturing & Technology Center for polymer production, and the Carville Plant for polystyrene and styrene operations. The company produces a comprehensive range of polymer products including polypropylene, polystyrene, styrene, and base chemicals. Recent additions include the RE:clic circular polymer product range featuring ISCC PLUS certified sustainable polystyrene made from recycled residues, supporting TotalEnergies' ambition to produce 1 million tons of circular polymers by 2030. Through the Baystar joint venture with Borealis, the company operates advanced Borstar 3G polyethylene technology at Bayport, Texas with over 1 million tons per year capacity. The company also operates natural gas and LNG trading operations through TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America (TGPNA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RE:clic: Low-carbon polymers product range including sustainably certified polystyrene made from recycled residue
• TotalEnergies Polymers

Products and services

• Port Arthur Refinery TotalEnergies' major refinery located in Port Arthur, Texas, processing crude oil into refined petroleum products (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel) and integrated with petrochemical operations including an ethane cracker supplying the Baystar JV.
• La Porte Polypropylene Manufacturing & Technology Center Polypropylene manufacturing facility and technology center in La Porte, Texas, producing polypropylene polymers for industrial customers. The site also includes a 150 MW OCGT flexible power generation asset.
• Carville Plant Polystyrene manufacturing facility in Carville, Louisiana producing polystyrene and ISCC PLUS certified sustainable polymers from recycled residue as part of the RE:clic product range.
• Polypropylene (Polymers Americas) Major polypropylene production capability in the United States as part of TotalEnergies' polymer portfolio serving packaging, automotive, consumer products, and construction industries.
• Polystyrene Polystyrene production including standard and ISCC PLUS certified circular grades from recycled residue at the Carville, Louisiana facility.
• Styrene Monomer Styrene monomer production as part of TotalEnergies' integrated petrochemical operations in the United States, produced through the Cosmar joint venture at Carville, Louisiana.
• Baystar Joint Venture Polyethylene Integrated polyethylene production through Baystar JV with Borealis at Bayport, Texas. The Bay 3 unit using Borstar 3G technology increased total production to over 1 million tons per year.
• RE:clic Circular Polymers TotalEnergies' product range of low-carbon and circular polymers, including ISCC PLUS certified polystyrene made from recycled residue at the Carville plant, contributing to the company's ambition to produce 1 million tons of circular polymers by 2030.
• TotalEnergies Gas & Power North America (TGPNA) Natural gas physical and financial trading and marketing operations since 1990, trading natural gas, petcoke, natural gas liquids (NGL) and LNG. Owns 1.0 Bcf/day regasification capacity at Sabine Pass LNG terminal.

Quantifiable outcome

• World's largest U.S. LNG exporter with over 10 Mt exported in 2023
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered innovation, core, talent/innovation, sustainability, strategic and major.

• HoneywellinnovationTechnology or Integration · 11 November 2025Piloting AI-assisted Experion Operations Control Room platform to accelerate shift to industrial automation. Joint development of digital technology for control room environments.
• NextDecadecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2025TotalEnergies holds 10% direct stake in Rio Grande LNG Train 4 JV plus ~7% indirect stake as 17.1% shareholder of NextDecade. 20-year SPA for 1.5 Mtpa LNG offtake. Phase 1 includes 16.7% interest and 5.4 Mtpa offtake. FID for Train 4 reached September 2025.
• University of Texas at Austin Energy Institutetalent/innovationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2025TotalEnergies joined UT Energy Institute as newest industry partner, serving on advisory board. Guides campus-wide strategic initiatives in energy research, innovation, and education. Contributes to Strategic Energy Seed Grant Program.
• Lewis Energy GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2024TotalEnergies acquired 45% interest in Lewis Energy's dry gas producing assets in Eagle Ford basin, Texas. Second acquisition from Lewis in 2024 after Dorado purchase. Low-cost, long-plateau assets strengthen upstream gas position.
• Vanguard Renewables (BlackRock)sustainabilityStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 202450/50 joint venture to develop farm-based renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in the U.S. Construction started on Oakmulgee Dairy Farm RNG project in Amelia Court House, Virginia.
• e-NG Coalition Partners (Engie, Mitsubishi Corporation, Osaka Gas, Sempra Infrastructure, TES, Tokyo Gas, Toho Gas)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2024International coalition supporting e-natural gas (synthetic fuel from renewable hydrogen and CO2) development and market emergence. TotalEnergies studying Live Oak e-NG project with TES to produce 100,000-200,000 tons/year in U.S. by 2030.
• BorealiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 October 202350/50 Baystar joint venture established integrated petrochemical operations. Borealis provides proprietary Borstar 3G polyethylene technology. Baystar's Bayport, Texas facility now has over 1 million tons/year PE capacity. TotalEnergies operates ethane cracker at Port Arthur supplying Baystar.
• CosmarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 October 2023Joint venture for styrene monomer plant at Carville, Louisiana. Cosmar partnership enables TotalEnergies to purify and rework ISCC PLUS certified residue for circular polymer production.
• Greentown LabsinnovationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2023TotalEnergies joined as Terawatt Partner, bringing extensive energy industry expertise to help climatetech startups. Access to innovation ecosystem and early-stage technologies.
• Corio Generation and RisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2023Joint development of 3+ GW offshore wind project (Attentive Energy One) offshore New York/New Jersey. Awarded 25-year contract for 1.4 GW. Also partnered for New Jersey 1.3 GW+ offshore wind award.
• New Hope EnergysustainabilityStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2022Advanced recycling partnership to convert plastic waste feedstocks into circular polymers at Texas plant. Plant expected to start production in 2025.
• Clearway Energy GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2022TotalEnergies acquired 50% of Clearway, the 5th largest U.S. renewable energy player, establishing major position in U.S. renewables market.
• Sempra InfrastructurecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2022Partners in Cameron LNG (16.6% TotalEnergies stake) and Hackberry Carbon Sequestration (HCS) project. HCS designed to capture, transport, and store up to 2 million tons CO2/year from Cameron LNG in Louisiana saline aquifer.
• Core SolarmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2022Acquisition of Austin-based Core Solar added more than 4 GW of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects to TotalEnergies' U.S. portfolio. CEO Greg Nelson and team joined TotalEnergies.
• Simply Blue GroupinnovationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2021Joint venture to explore 1 GW development of offshore wind in Central California. Unlocking potential for floating offshore wind in the United States.
• The Recycling PartnershipsustainabilityStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2021Funding partner of Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, an initiative to increase curbside recycling access for polypropylene. Focus on grants to recycling facilities, consumer education, and recycling infrastructure improvements in the U.S.
• GHGSatinnovationTechnology or Integration · 7 July 2021Partnership to develop satellite imaging technology ('Glint Mode') for monitoring methane emissions at offshore facilities. Combined with TotalEnergies' AUSEA drone technology for comprehensive emissions monitoring.
• 174 Power GlobalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021Joint development of 1.6 GW of solar and energy storage projects in the United States announced in January 2021.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Braskem: Major polypropylene producer in the Americas with US operations. Direct competitor in polypropylene manufacturing serving packaging, automotive, and construction end markets.
• Borealis AG: Austrian polyolefin producer and 50/50 Baystar JV partner with TotalEnergies at Bayport, Texas. Provider of proprietary Borstar 3G polyethylene technology and direct competitor in advanced polyolefins.
• INEOS Group: Global petrochemical producer with significant US Gulf Coast operations across olefins, polyolefins, and styrenics. Closely comparable in integrated petrochemical product portfolio.
• Westlake Corporation: Houston-headquartered integrated producer of olefins, polyethylene, and polyvinyl chloride with major Louisiana and Texas assets. Closely comparable in petrochemical product portfolio and US Gulf Coast footprint.
• Chevron Phillips Chemical: Major US petrochemical JV between Chevron and Phillips 66 producing ethylene, polyethylene, and aromatics on the Gulf Coast. Co-recipient of the 2026 ACC Responsible Care and Sustainability Leadership Award and directly comparable in US olefins/polyolefins operations.
• LyondellBasell Industries: One of the largest global polyolefin producers with major US polyethylene and polypropylene operations. Direct competitor in polypropylene, polyethylene, and styrene production; also a customer via CPPAs for renewable electricity supply.
• Formosa Plastics Corporation USA: Operates major integrated petrochemical complexes in Texas and Louisiana producing PVC, polyethylene, and polypropylene. Direct competitor in US Gulf Coast polyolefin production at comparable scale.

Broad incumbents

• BASF: World's largest chemical company; previously a JV partner at Port Arthur condensate splitter (60% interest sold to TotalEnergies in 2021). Closely comparable in petrochemicals, styrene, and base chemicals portfolio globally.
• Dow Inc. Global materials science leader producing polyethylene, polyurethanes, and basic chemicals on the US Gulf Coast. Comparable in basic petrochemicals and integrated refining-to-petrochemical operations.
• ExxonMobil Product Solutions (Chemicals): Operates one of the world's largest integrated petrochemical complexes on the US Gulf Coast, producing olefins, polyolefins, and aromatics. Comparable in integrated refining-petrochemical footprint and Gulf Coast asset base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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