Oleon celebrates completion of new facility in Conroe

Oleon’s Conroe plant celebrated the completion of a new facility on Oct. 15 that will serve area businesses helping to create household and industrial products.  

The details

Company and local officials  on Thursday gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of a new esterification facility in Conroe that became fully operational in September. Oleon opened its Conroe plant in 2023. 

“The investment reinforces Conroe’s position as a strategic manufacturing hub and demonstrates confidence in the region’s workforce, infrastructure and business environment,” the company said in a news release. 

Oleon produces oleochemical products from renewable resources. The company’s customers include Chevron Oronite, WD-40 and Castrol, and its products are used in everyday household goods like foods, soaps, lubricants, cosmetics and more.

Council member John Sellars in prepared remarks thanked the company for choosing to invest in Conroe. 

“When Oleon first came to Conroe, this facility represented something entirely new — your first production operation in North America,” Sellars said. “Today, with more than $50 million invested here, Conroe has become an important part of Oleon’s global footprint.”

About the company

Oleon is a subsidiary of Avril, a European company and has eight production facilities worldwide. 

In a news release, plant manager David Van De Gejuchte said the esterification unit will allow the company to manufacture products including lubricants, drilling and hydraulic fluids, and electric vehicle fluids.