Dow broke ground today on a new latex facility at St. Charles Operations in Hahnville, Louisiana. The project, representing a $100 million investment, will ultimately mean that paint purchased at home improvement stores will likely be made with a key ingredient manufactured in St. Charles Parish.
The facility is expected to have approximately 30 permanent employee positions. In addition, the project’s construction phase will create about 350 construction jobs at its peak; and the duration of construction will last about 19 months.
The facility is part of Dow’s UCAR Emulsion Systems (UES), which produces and markets emulsions or polymers – also known as latexes – for paints and construction materials such as sealants and caulks. Latex is what makes paint actually stick to walls.
“Today’s activities are a testimony to Dow’s recognition of choosing Louisiana and St. Charles Parish for this project,” said St. Charles Operations’ Site Leader Nawzer Parakh. “Our site’s talented, capable workforce, strong infrastructure, integration of facilities, and ready access to raw materials proved valuable in attracting this business opportunity.”
“Dow has assembled some of the best talent in the company to construct a truly world-scale latex plant here at St. Charles Operations,” says Todd Beard, project manager for the new latex facility. “This is indeed a proud moment. We look forward to a successful and safe start-up, and many years of productive operation that is beneficial to Dow, our customers, and the community.”
Dow is a leader in science and technology, providing innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $33 billion, Dow serves customers in more than 180 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of sustainable development, Dow and its approximately 46,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. St. Charles Operations is owned by Union Carbide Corporation, which is a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. |
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St. Charles Parish and state officials join Dow representatives in officially breaking ground on a new latex facility. The project, which will be located at St. Charles Operations in Hahnville, represents a part of a $100 million investment by Dow UCAR Emulsion Systems business. Pictured here (l-r) are Steve Schoenholz (Dow UES Representative) Michael Faulkner (Dow UES Latex Plant Production Leader), Louisiana State Representative Gary Smith, Barry Minnich (St. Charles Parish Council), Corey Faucheux (St. Charles Parish Econ. Dev. Director), Donna Carville (Dow), Skip Smart (Louisiana Economic Development), St. Charles Parish President Albert Laque, Alfred Green (St. Charles Parish School Board) , Todd Beard (Dow UES Project Manager), Nawzer Parakh (St. Charles Operations Site Leader), Sandy Kain (Representative of Congressman Billy Tauzin), Pam Marphism (Representative of Congressman David Vitter), and Terry Ninnchuk (UES Project Engineer).
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