OXEA recently announced a final decision for a major capacity expansion at its Bay City, Texas production site. The company reports that the investment will expand OXEA’s core OXO technologies, increasing propionaldehyde capacity, fully enabling propanol and butanol capacities, key intermediates serving growing demand across OXEA's global customer base. It will also unlock feedstock availability for its carboxylic acids portfolio and position the site for future growth beyond targeted expansion capacities.

To support the expansion, OXEA has signed a long-term synthesis gas (syngas) supply agreement with Air Liquide. Under the agreement, Air Liquide will design, build, and operate a new, purpose-built on-site syngas unit at OXEA's Bay City facility, with full project completion expected by the end of 2028. The design of the new syngas unit will enable the recirculation of CO₂ back into the reactor to optimize syngas composition and production flexibility. By reusing CO₂ within the process, the facility will reduce overall carbon emissions and support a lower carbon, more environmentally sustainable operation.