Gov. Edwards, Shintech announce $1.3 billion expansion for plastics facilities (Source: Melinda Deslatte) By WAFB Staff | January 26, 2021 at 12:40 PM CST - Updated January 26 at 9:11 PM
The following information is from the office of the governor:
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Shintech Louisiana LLC announced the company will invest $1.3 billion to expand its manufacturing and packaging facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes. Shintech is the world’s leading manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride resins, or PVC. The company 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, which was announced in 2018 and is expected to be completed this year. The company also is expanding its PVC packaging and warehouse operation in Addis.