INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA has the capacity to manufacture over 7.5 billion pounds of product at our four wholly owned manufacturing sites and joint venture site with Chevron Phillips. 

Our efficient, integrated assets earn us strong North American market positions. Our mission is to transform hydrocarbon raw materials into high quality olefins, high density polyethylene and polypropylene for our customers. We constantly strive to be the best at what we do, while consistently delivering strong financial performance and returns to our stakeholders.

Sustainability and resource efficiency are core competencies which we share with our sister company in Europe; in combination, we are a major force in the olefins and polymers world. 

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA's products - Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene, Mixed Butenes, and Crude Benzene - are the building blocks for the wide variety of products that our customers manufacture. Our high density Polyethylene and Polypropylene resins are important components of the global plastics manufacturing industry. 

Our products are sold and shipped mainly within North America, but we have global presence through our export and distribution partners, with reach into Asia (INEOS Olefins and Polymers USA, Shanghai office) and the Middle East. European sales are handled through our sister company, INEOS Olefins and Polymers Europe.

Our products are used in the manufacture of:

• Automotive parts and containers
• Household and pharmaceutical containers
• Food and beverage containers
• Caps and closures
• Textiles
• Pipe and fittings
• Geosynthetic materials
• Roofing membranes
• Materials handling
• Hygienic products
• Toys and leisure
• Compounding
• Synthetic rubber
• Chemical intermediates

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA operates from 5 sites in the USA, manufacturing and marketing three main product lines:

• Olefins
• High Density Polyethylene
• Polypropylene 

With an annual manufacturing capacity of 7.5 billion pounds of petrochemicals, INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA is a major participant in the North American chemical industry. A workforce of 972 makes up our employee team. They staff our Marina View headquarters at League City, Texas; our fractionating facility located between the communities of Seminole, Texas, and Hobbs, New Mexico; our major manufacturing plants at La Porte and Alvin, Texas; and our West Coast manufacturing facility in Carson, California.

Our efficient, integrated assets earn us strong North American market positions. Our facilities are as follows:

• Battleground Manufacturing Complex in La Porte, Texas
• Carson Polypropylene Plant in Carson, California
• Chocolate Bayou Works in Alvin, Texas
• Hobbs Fractionation Complex in Gaines County, Texas
• Marina View Headquarters in League City, Texas

Our mission is to create value for our customers, employees and stakeholders by transforming hydrocarbons into basic chemicals and polymers while building a profitable enterprise for another generation.

Vision 

Our Vision is understandable. We are a company that:

• Works safely and operates responsibly
• Satisfies customers
• Is a cost and asset leader
• Grows through performance
• Maximizes people contributions

Values

Our Values are mutual. As a company, and as individuals, the values we commit to embody are:

• Integrity and Honesty
• Accountability to owners, customers, employees and community, and to meet and execute on agreed-upon requirements
• Teamwork in an open, inclusive, respectful and caring environment
• Commitment to take on challenges with entrepreneurial passion for customers to meet mutual goals
• Personal Excellence through constructive self-improvement

Dennis Seith – President, Chief Executive Officer

Dennis has been continuously employed by our company or its predecessors since 1979. Since December 2005, he has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA. He previously was employed by BP and Amoco in a variety of engineering and management roles. Most recently he was the Senior Vice President of North American Operations for Innovene; a wholly owned chemicals business subsidiary of BP prior to its sale to INEOS. Dennis earned his BS degree from Texas A&M University and has received training at BP's Executive education programs with Harvard, Stanford and Cambridge University. Currently he is a member of the Chemical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board at Texas A&M University and the Executive Committee of the American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association.

Tim Avery – Chief Financial Officer

Tim has been continuously employed by our company or its predecessors from 1990. Since April 2009, he has served as Chief Financial Officer of INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA. From December 2005 until April 2009, Tim was the Financial Controller of INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA. Prior to December 2005, he held various finance and accounting positions within Amoco and BP. He earned a BS degree in Accounting from The University of Wyoming in 1990 and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 2001.

Jim Harris – Vice President, Operations

Jim has been continuously employed by our company or its predecessors from 1981. Since December 2005, he has served as Vice President of Operations of INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA. From 2004 until 2005, Jim was the Director of Technology for Innovene’s Olefins & Polymer Business. He earned a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977 and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981.

Gary Wallace – Vice President, Supply

Gary has been continuously employed by our company or its predecessors from 1981. Since December 2005, he has served as Vice President of Supply for INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA. Prior to that Gary was the VP of Business Optimization for BP Chemicals. He earned a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.

Mike Nagle – Vice President, Commercial

Mike has been continuously employed by our company or its predecessors from 1986. Since December 2005, he has served as Vice President Commercial for INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA. From July 2004 until December 2005, Mike was the Vice President Commercial of North American Operations for Innovene, a wholly owned chemicals business subsidiary of BP. He earned a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware and an MBA from the College of William and Mary.

Charles Saunders – Chief Legal Officer

Charles has been continuously employed by our company or its predecessors from September 2005. Since December 2005, he has served as General Counsel for INEOS USA LLC. Charles has 7 years of experience with a BA degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a JD from St. Mary's University and is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas and various federal district and appellate courts.

Sam Scheiner – Director of Human Resources

Sam has been continuously employed by our company or its predecessors from 1981. Since December 2005, he has served as Director of Human Resources for INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA. Prior to that Sam was the Director of Human Resources of North American Operations for Innovene, a wholly owned chemicals business subsidiary of BP. He has 30 years of experience in the Human Resource field with a BS degree in Criminology from Florida State University and a Master's Degree from the University of Florida.