# Westlake Chemical plans $140 million expansion at Geismar plant

Westlake Chemical is investing $140 million to add 110 million pounds per year of suspension polyvinyl chloride at its Geismar, Louisiana plant. The company is also pursuing a VCM and PVC expansion to boost combined annual volume to 1 billion pounds. Expansions in Geismar and Burghausen are expected to be completed in 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-02-19
- Where: Geismar, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $140.0M
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 110 million pounds per year suspension PVC; 270 million pounds PVC; 150 million pounds VCM
- Products: suspension polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Westlake Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/23414.md)

## Sources

- [nola.com](https://www.nola.com/news/business/westlake-chemical-plans-140-million-expansion-at-geismar-plant/article_6d3eafc2-b489-5281-bd98-cb3fc2e059b3.html), 2018-02-19: "Westlake Chemical Corp. is investing $140 million in an expansion of its Geismar plant."
- [areadevelopment.com](https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-20-2018/westlake-chemical-corporation-geismar-louisiana.shtml), 2018-02-20: "These PVC and VCM expansions support our integrated vinyl products chain and demonstrate Westlake’s commitment to provide our global customers with additional production."

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