# Shintech to invest $3.4 billion to upgrade Iberville Parish PVC facility

Shintech is investing $3.4 billion to upgrade its existing Iberville Parish facility in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The project will create 163 direct new jobs and include construction of a second ethylene unit and a fourth chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer unit.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-04
- Where: Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $3.40B
- Jobs: 163
- Status: announced
- Products: PVC, ethylene, chlor-alkali, vinyl chloride monomer
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Shintech](https://endata.com/companies/15767.md)

## Sources

- [wbrz.com](https://www.wbrz.com/videos/pvc-manufacturer-shintech-to-invest-3-4-billion-to-upgrade-existing-iberville-parish-facility/), 2026-11-04: "Shintech’s twenty-one years of investment in Iberville Parish has created economic development in our communities through direct company and contract jobs, which support local businesses."

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