A newsletter for neighbors of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP in Baytown March 2016

ON THE INSIDEUse the CAER Line PAGE 2Use the Community Awareness Emer-gency Response Line when you hear a plant alarm or see a flaring event.

Investing in Baytown PAGE 2Find out how charitable contributions were used in 2015 to benefit the Baytown community.

New Ground Flare PAGE 3A new type of flare will be in service at the Cedar Bayou plant in 2017.

Who To Call PAGE 3Find out who to call during a plant alarm, to apply for a job, or to ask questions about the construction project.

On Nov. 19, 2015, Chevron Phillips Chemical was named Texas Workforce Solutions 2015 Em-ployer of the Year at the Texas Workforce Conference.

TWC names Chevron Phillips Chemical Employer of the YearThe Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) named Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP the 2015 Texas Workforce Solutions Employer of the Year at TWC’s 19th Annual Texas Workforce Conference in Dallas, Texas.

“It is an honor for Chevron Phillips Chemical to be recognized as the 2015 Texas Workforce Solutions Em-ployer of the Year,” said Greg Wagner, vice president of Human Resources for Chevron Phillips Chemical. “We thank Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast and Lee College in Baytown, Texas for nominating us. Both organizations are valuable partners that help us elevate the excellent career opportu-nities in the chemical industry.”

Employer of the Year nominations are submitted to TWC by Workforce De-velopment Boards to honor local em-ployers that exemplify TWC’s mission to promote and support a workforce system that creates value and offers employers, individuals and commu-nities the opportunity to achieve and sustain economic prosperity.

“We work hard to be an employer of choice, and this award is a great rec-ognition of our company’s workforce development efforts and the region’s collaborative efforts to advance the

Gulf Coast’s economy and workforce,” said Wagner.

Headquartered in The Woodlands, Chevron Phillips Chemical has eight manufacturing facilities and one research and technology center in Texas.

Chevron Phillips Chemical is building a $6 billion expansion project called the U.S. Gulf Coast Petrochemicals Project. This project will support 10,000 temporary construction and engineering jobs and 400 long-term jobs in Baytown and Old Ocean.

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Use community CAER Line to stay informedIf you see a plant flare or hear a plant alarm, you can easily find out what is going on by calling the CAER Line; also known as the Community Awareness Emergency Response Line.

The CAER Line is operated and maintained by the East Harris County Manufacturers Association, or EHC-MA. They launched a new CAER Line with upgraded technology in 2015 to better serve the community and inform residents about emergency and non-emergency events at plants. The new CAER Line features courtesy messages in English and Spanish and community members can access the CAER Line by calling 281-476-2237 or

visiting online at www.ehcma.org/caerline

Along with the additional features, the CAER Line system is now able to handle a large call volume.

“The hotline that our community has used for more than 20 years is now more user friendly,” said Craig Beskid, East Harris County Manufacturers Association executive director.

CAER Line messages can be about events that require safety procedures,

such as evacuation or shelter-in-place, or non-emergency events such as flaring or fire drills, which require no community action. The CAER Line was created 20 years ago, and today serves more than 300,000 commu-nity members in East Harris County, including Baytown.

“EHCMA asks its members to post emergency messages to the CAER Line within 15 minutes of an event,” Beskid said. “Posting these messages keeps community members safe and informed.”

Good Neighbor Fund

Education

Environment

Social Services

Arts

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United Way campaign

INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY

Charitable Contributions

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19%

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These charitable contributions were raised primarily through the annual United Way program. Employees raised a record $112,500 during the 2015 campaign, and when combined with the company’s corporate dollar-for-dollar matching gift program, the

plant was able to donate a total of $225,000. Other charitable contri-butions include $85,000 for educa-tion, health, arts, social services, and environmental programs in the community.

Cedar Bayou plant employees donated Christ-mas gifts to 101 children through Baytown Communities in School in December 2015. In addition, the plant donated $3,825 to the organization to assist with student needs and programs.

WHO TO CALL

E M P L O Y M E N T

All open positions at the Cedar Bayou plant and at Chevron Phillips Chemical are posted online. Paper applications are not accepted. Apply online at the website below:

cpchem.com/careers

S O C I A L M E D I A

Si quiere recibir este hoja informativa en español, envíe su nombre y domicilio a Heather Betancourth:

Se hablaespañol?

?

kfourhl@cpchem.com

Contact us for questions, comments, or to learn more about the Chevron Phillips Chemical Cedar Bayou plant.

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CAER Line ............... 281-476-2237Call the CAER Line for plant alarm information and other immediate notifications

Plant Main Number ..... 281-421-6500Call the Main Number for all other inquiries or to speak to a Chevron Phillips Chemical representative

New flare technology will lead to lower air emissions

The new ground flare is made up of 16 horizontal runners, each supporting a number of 7-foot tall poles that extend toward the sky. On the tops of these poles sit 774 flare tips.

If a flaring event occurs at the Cedar Bayou plant, neighbors would normally see a tall, candle-like flame in the sky. Today, a new low-profile flare is being built at the Cedar Bayou plant in conjunction with the new ethylene unit currently under con-struction.

The low-profile flare is new and improved technology from a tradi-tional flare. It is designed to sit on the ground, to be smokeless, reduce noise and reduce visibility. Taking up the space of about two-and-a-half football fields, the new flare will be surrounded by a 60-foot wall and is capable of burning about 3 million pounds of hydrocarbons per hour. Since the new flare is designed to be smokeless when it burns, this leads to lower air emissions than a traditional flare.

And since there is a 60-foot wall that surrounds the new flare, flames will no longer be visible and noise levels will be greatly reduced. During a flar-ing event, neighbors will be able to see a glow emanating from the struc-ture, not flames, and hear a rumbling sound.

The rumbling sound could reach as much as 98 decibels (about as loud as a power lawn mower) at the plant’s fence line. A “whoomp” sound (similar to what you hear when you

turn on a gas heater or a stove) will also be audible as each stage of the flare process is activated.

This new flare is made up of 16 horizontal runners, each supporting a number of 7-foot tall poles that extend toward the sky. On the tops of these poles sit 774 flare tips.

Although the Cedar Bayou plant’s new unit is designed to minimize flaring during start-up, shutdown and maintenance activities, de-signing a flare capable of handling emergency scenarios is a top priority in the construction of any unit.

Flaring typically happens at a plant when a process unit needs to shut-down and the pressurized hydro-carbon in the pipes and vessels of the unit are re-routed to the flare. In short, flares are a safety device used when units aren’t operating under normal conditions, such as during hurricanes or power outages.

When a flaring event occurs, the Cedar Bayou plant places public information on the CAER Line within 15 minutes. Call 281-476-2237.

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Products You Know Find out where everyday products start

While the Denver Broncos took home the trophy in Super Bowl 50, it was the petrochemicals industry that helped make it all possible.

You may be asking how. Well, if you watched the Super Bowl chances are you fired up the grill, made pos-sible by charcoal lighter distillate, a contribution from our Specialty Chemicals division. You passed the cheese and deli trays covered with lids possibly made with K-Resin® SBC. The chip bags were ripped open, made from layers of polyeth-ylene and the water bottles were chilled, shrink-wrapped with K-Res-in® SBC. The players in the locker rooms hydrated with Gatorade from their high density polyeth-ylene coolers. And let’s not forget the disposable (and yes, recyclable)

cups and plates you had for you and your guests, again made possible by petrochemicals.

While the sport itself has not changed, almost every detail that impacts the game, players and fan experience has evolved. From breathable football jerseys and gloves to stadium seats and artificial turf, plastics and pet-rochemicals help keep players safer and fans far more entertained.

Today, breathable jerseys are a blend of polyester that allows players to stay cool during the heat

of the game. Everything from the player’s pants, socks, gloves and even cleats have a blend of poly-ester in them. Referees’ uniforms are also lined with polyester. Fans benefit from this advancement as well with the abundant collection of fan apparel and jerseys that are sported every year!