With $350 million in facility-specific investment, this project clears AFT's $100 million investment threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →The chemicals & materials context.
Chemicals and materials manufacturing spans a wide range of essential U.S. production — from petrochemicals, polymers, and industrial gases to fertilizers, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials such as recycled aluminum, rare-earth magnets, and composites. Projects in this category represent multi-billion-dollar capital programs and long-lived industrial infrastructure that supply nearly every other sector of manufacturing.
At a glance
- Company
- Röhm
- Industry
- Chemicals & Materials
- Location
- Bay City, Texas
- Investment
- $350.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 70
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Jun 30, 2021
- Operations began
- Jun 5, 2026
- Added to tracker
- Jul 25, 2026
Official references
- Primary source https://www.roehm.com/en/detail/rohm-to-build-mma-plant-on-us-gulf-coast