Shintech to invest $3.4 billion in Louisiana vinyl chemicals expansion

Shintech plans to spend $3.4 billion to expand chlor-alkali, ethylene, and vinyl chloride monomer capacity at its Plaquemine, Louisiana site. The project includes a new ethylene cracker (625,000 t/yr), VCM plant (500,000 t/yr), and chlor-alkali unit (310,000 t caustic soda, 280,000 t chlorine). Completion expected by end of 2030.

“Shintech, the US arm of Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical, plans to spend $3.4 billion to expand chlor-alkali, ethylene, and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) capacity at its site in Plaquemine, Louisiana.”cen.acs.org

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• cen.acs.orgShintech to invest $3.4 billion in US vinyl chemicalsAlexander TulloJan 21, 2025

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