# UBE to build $500M chemical plant in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

UBE Corporation will invest $500 million to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility for EV battery ingredients DMC and EMC in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The project is expected to create 9 direct jobs and 300 construction jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-02-29
- Where: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States
- Value: $500.0M
- Jobs: 9
- Status: announced
- Products: dimethyl carbonate (DMC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [UBE Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/43908.md)
- [UBE C1 Chemicals America](https://endata.com/companies/75964.md)
- [UBE C1 Chemicals America](https://endata.com/companies/75964.md) (investor)
- [Cornerstone Chemical Company](https://endata.com/companies/75965.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [opportunitylouisiana.gov](https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/japanese-chemical-company-ube-announces-500-million-investment-to-build-louisiana-facility-to-serve-growing-ev-battery-market), 2024-02-29: "This $500 million investment reinforces Louisiana’s leadership in the electric vehicle battery components supply chain."
- [kedm.org](https://www.kedm.org/kedm-news/2024-03-01/japanese-chemical-company-ube-corporation-announced-it-will-invest-500-million-to-establish-the-first-u-s-manufacturing-facility-for-ev-battery-ingredients), 2024-03-01: "Japanese chemical company UBE Corporation announced it will invest $500 million to establish the first U.S. manufacturing facility for key electric vehicle (EV) Lithium Ion Battery (LiB) ingredients dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC)."

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