# Shintech announces $1.3B expansion of PVC facilities in Louisiana

Shintech announced a $1.3 billion expansion of its facilities in West Baton Rouge and Iberville Parishes, Louisiana. Most investment will increase PVC manufacturing at Plaquemine, with completion expected by end of 2023, and the remainder will expand PVC packaging and warehouse operations in Addis. The expansion will create 159 new jobs and up to 2,400 construction jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-01-26
- Where: Plaquemine and Addis, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $1.30B
- Jobs: 159
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 580,000 tons of VCM, 380,000 tons of PVC, 390,000 tons of caustic soda per year
- Products: PVC
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Shintech](https://endata.com/companies/15767.md)
- [Shin-Etsu Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/25085.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [wbrz.com](https://www.wbrz.com/news/plastic-manufacturer-shintech-announces-1-3-billion-expansion-at-capital-area-facilities/), 2021-01-26: "The $1.3 billion expansion will affect facilities in West Baton Rouge and Iberville Parishes."
- [shinetsu.co.jp](https://www.shinetsu.co.jp/en/news/news-release/shintech-announces-capital-investment-of-1-25-billion-to-further-bolster-integrated-pvc-business/), 2021-01-27: "The amount of the investment is expected to be $1.25 billion."
- [nola.com](https://www.nola.com/news/environment/shintech-expansion-follows-agreements-to-pay-356k-to-settle-louisiana-federal-violations/article_df14ca92-64da-11eb-aa18-9be593d2e71b.html), 2021-02-01: "The Jan. 26 announcement by state and company officials of a $1.3 billion Shintech plastics expansion in Plaquemine."

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