# Formosa Plastics plans $332M PVC expansion in Baton Rouge

Formosa Plastics Corp. USA plans to invest $332 million to expand its Baton Rouge facility, increasing PVC resin production capacity by 300 million pounds per year (20% increase) and creating 15 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-28
- Where: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $332.0M
- Jobs: 15
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300 million pounds per year of PVC resin
- Products: PVC resin
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Formosa Plastics Corp. USA](https://endata.com/companies/41675.md)

## Sources

- [theadvocate.com](https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/formosa-plastics-plans-332m-plant-expansion-in-baton-rouge/article_5a44175a-c9a9-11e9-a49f-6794530f51bf.html), 2019-08-28: "Louisiana is one of only a few areas uniquely qualified with the resources and infrastructure to support our industry, allowing us to diversify our production across our locations, further adding to the reliability of supply for our customers."

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