With $1.5 billion in facility-specific investment and 120 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
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 composites. Projects in this category represent multi-billion-dollar capital programs and long-lived industrial infrastructure that supply nearly every other sector of manufacturing. The category includes plastic resins and plastic/rubber products not assigned to a more specific category. Tires and vehicle-specific parts belong in Automotive. Finished packaging belongs in Packaging & Paper.
At a glance
- Company
- Shintech
- Industry
- Chemicals & Materials
- Location
- Plaquemine, Louisiana
- Investment
- $1.49B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 120
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Jul 24, 2018
- Operations began
- Jun 1, 2021
- Added to tracker
- Jul 24, 2026
Official references
- Louisiana Economic Development's July 24, 2018 Shintech expansion announcement https://www.opportunitylouisiana.gov/news/gov-edwards-and-shintech-announce-1-49-billion-expansion-in-louisiana
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Plaquemine Complex 2018 Chlor-Alkali, EDC and VCM Expansion (Phase 1) — Shintech, Plaquemine, LA." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/shintech-plaquemine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.