Established in the 1960s, OCI Beaumont is an integrated ammonia and methanol production complex located on a 28-acre site south of Beaumont, Texas on the Neches River. It is the largest merchant methanol plant in North America, with a permitted annual production capacity of 730,000 metric tons of methanol and 265,000 metric tons of anhydrous ammonia. OCI Beaumont is strategically located on the Gulf Coast, benefiting from pipeline connections to adjacent customers and port access with dedicated methanol and ammonia import and export jetties. In addition, the plant has an ammonia tank with a capacity of 18,000 tons and two methanol storage tanks with a capacity of 21,000 tons each. The plant was fully modernized over the course of 13 months with ammonia production starting in December 2011 and methanol production starting in July 2012. OCI Beaumont employed more than 1,000 contractors during the renovation work and has settled into full operations with around 90 full-time employees. All employees come from or have settled in the Beaumont area. OCI Beaumont is owned and operated by OCI Partners LP.