Röhm Reaches Full-Scale Operation at $1.6 Billion Bay City MMA Plant in Texas

Röhm celebrated the official opening of its Bay City, Texas methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant on June 5, marking the first time the company’s proprietary LiMA technology has operated at full industrial scale anywhere in the world.

North America’s first C2-based MMA plant

The facility is also the first C2-based MMA production plant in North America, strengthening regional supply chains and domestic manufacturing capacity for a chemical building block used in automotive, construction, electronics, and medical applications.

250,000 metric tons a year

The Bay City facility has an annual production capacity of 250,000 metric tons of MMA and employs approximately 90 people. The project was supported by approximately $1.6 billion in investment from Advent International.

Serving customers worldwide

Hans Bohnen, CEO of Röhm, said:

“As the only global producer of both methyl methacrylate and polymethyl methacrylate with production sites in the major regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, we are uniquely positioned to serve our customers worldwide — reliably, locally, and with leading technology.”