With $1.3 billion 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). 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
- $1.25B
- Permanent jobs announced
- 30
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Jan 26, 2021
- Operations began
- Dec 1, 2023
- Added to tracker
- Jul 24, 2026
Official references
- Shin-Etsu Chemical's January 26, 2021 $1.25 billion Shintech capital-investment release https://www.shinetsu.co.jp/en/news/news-release/shintech-announces-capital-investment-of-1-25-billion-to-further-bolster-integrated-pvc-business/
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Plaquemine Complex 2021 Chlor-Alkali-3, EDC, VCM-3 and PVC-2 Expansion (Phase 2) — Shintech, Plaquemine, LA." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/shintech-plaquemine-2. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.