OxyChem Wichita Plant
Large load · 6200 SOUTH RIDGE ROAD, Wichita, KS
OxyChem's Wichita plant at 6200 S. Ridge Rd. makes chlorine, hydrochloric acid, caustic soda, sodium chlorite and chlorinated organic compounds. Evergy Kansas South supplies it under an Energy Supply Agreement that the Kansas Corporation Commission approved as a special contract in June 2024.
Overview
Occidental Chemical Corporation owns and operates a chemical manufacturing facility in Wichita. OxyChem lists Wichita, KS for chlorine, hydrochloric acid, caustic soda, sodium chlorite and chlorinated organic compounds. The first large-scale membrane cell installation in the U.S. came on stream in late 1983 at a 73,000 ton/year facility of Vulcan Chemicals Division at Wichita, Kansas.
Profile
- Electricity and grid
- The Kansas Corporation Commission approved the Energy Supply Agreement between Evergy Kansas South, Inc. and Occidental Chemical Corporation in Docket No. 24-EKSE-249-CON on June 4, 2024. EPA's registry also records Evergy Kansas Central, Inc. as transmission or distribution system owner. Evergy Kansas South, Inc. is listed among the Southwest Power Pool's members. A federal generator listing shows Wichita Plant generator GEN1 with 43.7 MW nameplate capacity. An architect's project description cites a 35-megawatt natural gas cogeneration generator facility.
- Ownership
- OxyChem was sold to Berkshire Hathaway for $9.7 billion in cash, completed on January 2, 2026.
- Permits
Facility
- Activity
- chlorine, hydrochloric acid, caustic soda, sodium chlorite and chlorinated organic compounds
- Industry
- Industrial
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Nov 27, 2025
Permits and agreements
- Permit
- Class I operating permit renewal application
- Permit
- NPDES KS0096903 ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR
- Agreement
- Energy Supply Agreement and Special Contract, Docket 24-EKSE-249-CON
Related records
Timeline
- Jun 4, 2024
- Kansas Corporation Commission approves Evergy Kansas South energy supply agreement with Occidental Chemical.
www.kcc.ks.gov
- Jan 2, 2026
- Occidental completes sale of OxyChem to Berkshire Hathaway.
Occidental Completes Sale of OxyChem
- Nov 27, 2025
- Kansas notice of proposed Class I operating permit renewal.
Issue 48 - 11-27-2025 | Kansas Department of Health and Environment | Notice of Proposed Kansas Air Quality Class I Operating Permit Renewal for Occidental Chemical Corporation - 53669