78R16070 KMP-D

By:  Eissler                                                      H.R. No. 1404



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, In July 2002 one of the world's foremost 
petrochemical firms, the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, moved 
its world headquarters to a new eight-story, 200,000-square-foot 
building in The Woodlands; and
	WHEREAS, The company was founded three years ago as a joint 
venture of Phillips Petroleum Company and ChevronTexaco 
Corporation, two firms that have had tremendous success in the 
petrochemical and plastics industries since World War II; along 
with its affiliates, the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) 
is a leading producer of olefins and polyolefins  and a top supplier 
of such products as aromatics, alpha olefins, styrenics, specialty 
chemicals, piping, and proprietary plastics; and
	WHEREAS, CPChem employs nearly 6,000 people in eight 
countries, and the decision to move its global headquarters to The 
Woodlands is only the latest commitment the company has made to 
expand and solidify its presence in Texas; the company currently 
maintains an impressive array of facilities, including research 
labs and manufacturing plants, in communities that include  
Baytown, Borger, Brownwood, Conroe, Kingwood, Orange, Pasadena, 
Plano, Port Arthur, Sweeny, and Waxahachie; in October 2002 it 
announced the creation of new cyclohexane production facilities at 
its Port Arthur plant, and this year CPChem has inaugurated a new 
facility in La Porte, the La Porte Ryton Compounding Facility; and
	WHEREAS, An exemplary employer, the corporation has helped to 
keep our state at the forefront of technical innovation and 
manufacturing safety, and several CPChem facilities have won 
recognition from the Texas Chemical Council, the EPA Performance 
Track Program, and the Clean Texas Partner program; in only a few 
short years the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company has firmly 
established itself as an enterprise of importance to the State of 
Texas, and we join together in commending the company on its 
decision to move its world headquarters to The Woodlands; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company for 
its many economic contributions to The Woodlands and the Lone Star 
State and extend to its owners, officers, and employees warmest 
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company as an expression of 
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.