# Formosa Plastics plans $332M expansion of PVC plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Formosa Plastics Corp. announced a US$332 million expansion of its Baton Rouge, Louisiana PVC resin production plant, including new machinery and equipment expected to increase production capacity by 20% and create 81 new jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-28
- Where: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $332.0M
- Jobs: 81
- Starts operating: Q1 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20% increase in PVC resin production capacity
- Products: PVC resin
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Formosa Plastics Group](https://endata.com/companies/22388.md)

## Sources

- [canplastics.com](https://www.canplastics.com/materials/formosa-plastics-planning-332-million-expansion-in-louisiana/1003450655/), 2019-09-01: "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."
- [1012industryreport.com](https://www.1012industryreport.com/petrochemical/formosa-plastics-planning-332m-expansion-in-baton-rouge/), 2019-09-01: "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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