# Shintech begins construction of $1.49B integrated PVC plant in Louisiana

Shintech has begun construction of a new integrated PVC plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The first phase will increase PVC capacity by 290,000 tons per year and caustic soda capacity by 270,000 tons per year. The $1.49 billion investment is self-funded, with completion targeted for end of 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-24
- Where: Plaquemine, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $1.49B
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: PVC: 290,000 tons per year (first phase); caustic soda: 270,000 tons per year (first phase)
- Products: polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride monomer, caustic soda
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Shintech](https://endata.com/companies/15767.md)
- [Shin-Etsu Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/25085.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [shinetsu.co.jp](https://www.shinetsu.co.jp/en/news/news-release/shintech-announces-new-integrated-pvc-plant-investment-of-1-49-billion-to-bolster-pvc-business/), 2018-07-24: "Shintech has begun to construct a new integrated plant to produce polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from salt."

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