Shintech to spend $1.5 billion expanding Louisiana vinyl facility

Shintech will invest $1.5 billion to expand its Plaquemine, Louisiana facility, building an 860,000-metric-ton-per-year vinyl chloride plant, a 600,000-metric-ton chlorine plant, and expanding PVC capacity by 290,000 metric tons.

“Shintech, the U.S. polyvinyl chloride (PVC) arm of Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, says it will spend $1.5 billion to expand its vinyl facility in Plaquemine, La.”cen.acs.org

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• cen.acs.orgShintech will spend $1.5 billion to cement role as largest vinyl producerAlexander H. TulloJul 26, 2018
• process-worldwide.comShintech to Construct New Integrated PVC PlantEditor: Alexander StarkAug 1, 2018

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