Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport Campus

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Eastman Chemical Company's Kingsport, Tennessee, campus is an industrial site that makes specialty chemicals, fibers and plastics, and the company is headquartered in Kingsport. The site's combined heat and power system uses 17 boilers to produce steam for manufacturing and space heating, and it drives 19 engines, including 17 GE steam turbine generators. Its methanolysis facility recycles plastic waste and has been in commercial ramp-up, with Eastman reporting in January 2026 that it achieved its operational goals.

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Overview

Eastman's Kingsport methanolysis facility recycles plastic waste. In its second-quarter 2025 prepared remarks the company said the facility continues to demonstrate excellent operations, and it reported a Kingsport methanolysis plant setting new production records. Eastman's January 2026 full-year release said the company achieved Kingsport methanolysis facility operational goals, producing greater than 2.5 times production quantities and delivering approximately $60 million of incremental earnings in 2025 versus 2024. The 2026 second-quarter release describes the Kingsport methanolysis facility as a key contributor to the company's innovation-driven growth.

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Combined heat and power: Eastman's Kingsport site runs a combined heat and power system that EPA recognized with an ENERGY STAR CHP award. The system includes 17 boilers that produce steam to support manufacturing processes, meet the space heating and cooling needs of 550 buildings, and drive 19 engines, including 17 GE steam turbine generators. The campus is one of the largest chemical manufacturing sites in North America, making specialty chemicals, fibers and plastics used to produce hundreds of products.

Expansion options: Eastman's second-quarter 2025 prepared remarks tie the company's ability to expand the Kingsport facility to options the company said it would discuss on a future call. The 2026 second-quarter release says Eastman is making progress on a capital-efficient set of options to serve the packaging market, and that it made progress on the commercial ramp-up of the Kingsport methanolysis facility. The campus also houses the company's headquarters, which the January 2026 release places in Kingsport, Tennessee.