Oxea Bay City, Texas

An isolated chemical plant north of Bay City. Covers 1,000 acres and employs around 150 people. Produces butyraldehyde, butanol, propanol, propionaldehyde, undecanal, heptanoic acid, pelargonic acid, iso-nonanoic acid, n-propyl acetate, n-butyl acetate, and iso-butyl acetate. Uses include latex paints, oil-based paints, household cleaners, brake fluids, solvents, safety glass, herbicides, grain preservatives, feed supplements, synthetic lubricants, metals working fluids, detergents, cosmetics, printing inks, lacquers, flavoring agents and perfumes, paint solvents, pharmaceuticals, and film. Oxea was created in 2007 by a merger of European Oxo GmbH, and portions of the Celanese Group. As of 2013, OXEA is now owned by Oman Oil Company (OOC).