Three State-of-the-Art R&D Facilities
We create competitive advantages for our customers at our three research and development facilities. At our Texas R&D Center, we partner with every business line and offer a full-service analytical laboratory. At our Germany R&D site, we specialize in polypropylene technology and offer catalyst and reaction testing, process innovation and polymerscience. And in California, we give customers access to Chevron’s R&D organization of more than 170 Ph.D. scientists plus more.
Technology Development & Manufacturing Center
Pasadena, TX
- Exploratory through Commercial Demonstration Pilot Plants
- Full Service Analytical Laboratory
- Proprietary Items Manufacturing Center
Novolen Technology BASF Site
Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Polypropylene Technology R&D
- Catalyst and reaction testing, process innovation, polymer science
- Close customer interactions for product applications
Chevron Lummus Global
Richmond, CA
- Access to Chevron R&D organization with 170+ PhD scientists
- “Bottom of the barrel” Upgrading
- Hydroprocessing & Catalyst R&D
- Owned and operated by Chevron
Awards
CDAlky® and OCT
Benz-Free®
130 Technologies
80 Projects per year
- Best Petrochemical Technology: BP Paraxylene
- Best Gas Processing Technology: NGL-MAX
Breakthrough Technology (2016): AlkyClean (EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge)
