# Shin-Etsu Chemical to build $12B PVC plant in Louisiana

Shin-Etsu Chemical will invest about 130 billion JPY to build a new polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin plant in Louisiana, USA, through its subsidiary Shintech. The plant will have an annual capacity of 380,000 tonnes and is planned to be completed in 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-01-27
- Where: Louisiana, United States
- Value: $1.25B (130.0B JPY)
- Starts operating: Q2 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 380,000 tonnes per year
- Products: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [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)

## Sources

- [zh.cn.nikkei.com](https://zh.cn.nikkei.com/industry/manufacturing/43613-2021-01-27-09-08-38.html), 2021-01-27: "信越化學打算增産的是建築物的窗框、水管、電線護套等使用的通用樹脂「聚氯乙烯樹脂」"
- [jecibiochem.com](https://www.jecibiochem.com/news/1-29-billion-dollars-shin-etsu-chemical-will-42721811.html), 2021-02-17: "Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical announced that it would invest 1.29 billion U.S. dollars to build a new plant for general-purpose resin used in housing and water pipes in the United States."

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