# Lotte Chemical USA to build MEG plant and headquarters in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lotte Chemical USA announced it will establish its headquarters in Lake Charles, Louisiana, joining its $1.1 billion monoethylene glycol (MEG) plant under construction. The combined facilities will create 130 new direct jobs. The MEG plant is expected to begin operating in 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-04-06
- Where: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $1.10B
- Jobs: 130
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: monoethylene glycol
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Lotte Chemical USA](https://endata.com/companies/23413.md)

## Sources

- [opportunitylouisiana.gov](https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/lotte-chemical-usa-to-move-headquarters-to-louisiana), 2017-04-06: "Southwest Louisiana is undergoing an industrial renaissance with record amounts of domestic and foreign-direct investment in new chemical and energy projects."

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