Shintech announces $1.3 billion expansion for facilities in Iberville, West Baton Rouge parishes Shintech Louisiana LLC and last updated 2021-01-26 14:03:53-05 Shintech Louisiana LLC announced on Tuesday, January 26, that the company will invest $1.3 billion to expand its manufacturing and packaging facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes. The company, which manufactures polyvinyl chloride resins, or PVC, says will make a $1.25 billion investment to increase PVC manufacturing capacity and expand chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride monomer capacity at its manufacturing facility in Plaquemine. The company also announced that it is expanding its PVC packaging and warehouse operation in Addis. In Plaquemine, Shintech says that its manufacturing expansion will create 30 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of $86,000, plus benefits. According to the governor's office, Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in 129 new indirect jobs, for a total of 159 new jobs for Iberville Parish and the Capital Region.