# Lotte Chemical and Westlake Chemical open $3.1B MEG plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana

A joint venture between Lotte Chemical USA and Westlake Chemical Corp. opened a new chemical plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The 250-acre facility produces monoethylene glycol (MEG) with an annual capacity of 700,000 metric tons, making it the world's largest MEG plant. Development costs were $3.1 billion, and it is expected to generate 250 permanent jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-05-17
- Where: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $3.10B
- Jobs: 250
- Starts operating: 17 May 2019
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 700,000 metric tons per year
- Products: monoethylene glycol (MEG)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Lotte Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2025.md) (partner)
- [Westlake Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/23414.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [rebusinessonline.com](https://rebusinessonline.com/lotte-chemical-westlake-chemical-open-3-1b-plant-in-lake-charles-louisiana/), 2019-05-17: "Among Korean petrochemical companies, Lotte Chemical is the first to locate a project in the United States."

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