# Cortec invests $2.5 million to expand Port Allen, Louisiana coatings facility

Cortec LLC will invest $2.5 million to expand its industrial coatings facility in Port Allen, Louisiana, adding four direct jobs and retaining 42 existing jobs. The expansion is expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-07-12
- Where: Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $2.50M
- Jobs: 4
- Status: announced
- Products: compact valves, chokes, specialty coatings
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [Cortec](https://endata.com/companies/1695.md)
- [Louisiana Economic Development](https://endata.com/companies/3636.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [opportunitylouisiana.gov](https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/cortec-announces-2-5-million-expansion-at-port-allen-facility), 2018-07-12: "Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Cortec LLC executive Larry Chauvin announced the company will invest $2.5 million to expand its industrial coatings facility in Port Allen."
- [watertechonline.com](https://www.watertechonline.com/process-water/article/16212900/cortec-announces-25m-expansion-of-port-allen-facility), 2018-07-20: "CORTEC and Louisiana Economic Development (LED) have announced a $2.5 million expansion of CORTEC's industrial coatings facility in Port Allen, La."

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