US Shintech to invest $1.25 billion in PVC, VCM expansion
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
US Shintech Louisiana LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd, revealed a new expansion project for its PVC, VCM and caustic soda facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge, Louisiana with an investment of $1.25 billion, the US-based PVC producer announced in a press release.
The new facility will boost the company’s total production capacity of VCM by 580,000 tons/year, PVC by 380,000 tons/year and caustic soda by 390,000 tons/year.
Once the construction of the project is completed by the end of 2023, Shintech’s total production capacity will be raised to 3.62 million tons/year of PVC, 2.95 million tons/year of VCM and 1.95 million tons/year of caustic soda.
In the meantime, the company has another PVC expansion project ongoing in Plaquemine, Louisiana, which was first announced in July 2018. The $1.49 billion project’s start-up date has recently been postponed to the end of Q1 2021, the company added in the press release.
The new facility will boost the company’s total production capacity of VCM by 580,000 tons/year, PVC by 380,000 tons/year and caustic soda by 390,000 tons/year.
Once the construction of the project is completed by the end of 2023, Shintech’s total production capacity will be raised to 3.62 million tons/year of PVC, 2.95 million tons/year of VCM and 1.95 million tons/year of caustic soda.
In the meantime, the company has another PVC expansion project ongoing in Plaquemine, Louisiana, which was first announced in July 2018. The $1.49 billion project’s start-up date has recently been postponed to the end of Q1 2021, the company added in the press release.
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