Shintech begins ethylene production at $1.4B Iberville Parish expansion

Shintech Louisiana LLC, a subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical, began production of ethylene at its Iberville Parish plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana, as part of a $1.4 billion expansion project that started in April 2015. The ethylene plant is expected to ramp up to full production of about 500,000 tons per year in the coming weeks.

“Shintech Louisiana LLC, the U.S. subsidiary of the world's largest producer of PVC, also known as polyvinyl chloride, began production of ethylene at its Iberville Parish plant recently.”theadvocate.com

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• theadvocate.comU.S. subsidiary of world's largest producer of PVC begins Iberville ethylene production | Business | theadvocate.comKristen MosbruckerFeb 18, 2020

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