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Shintech Plaquemine Chlor-Alkali & PVC Complex

Operated by Shintech Inc. (Shin-Etsu Chemical US subsidiary)US · Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisianachemical_plant

One of the largest single-site PVC/chlor-alkali complexes in the US: 1.0B lbs/yr chlorine, 1.1B lbs/yr caustic soda, 1.65B lbs/yr VCM, 1.3B lbs/yr PVC. Shintech subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical (Japan). Brine: Texas Brine White Castle dome via pipeline + on-site salt evaporation plant (HPD technology, 820,000 MT/yr capacity, described as world's largest single-stage evaporated salt system when built).

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