Shintech
Shintech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical, is the world's largest producer of PVC resin (7.14 billion pounds annual capacity), serving construction, building products, chemical, water treatment, and agricultural customers from integrated Texas and Louisiana manufacturing sites.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1974
- HeadquartersHouston, United States
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Shintech does
Shintech Inc. is a Houston-headquartered, privately held US manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin and the world's largest PVC producer, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo-listed Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. since 1976. The company runs three manufacturing sites in Texas and Louisiana (Freeport, Addis, Plaquemine) with 7.14 billion pounds of annual PVC resin capacity, plus wholly owned subsidiary K-Bin (Freeport) producing rigid PVC compounds and pellets for blow molding, injection molding, and extrusion applications. Shintech serves construction and building materials (pipe, siding, window lineals, fence, custom profiles), chemical processing (caustic soda for aluminum, paper, textiles, food), municipal water treatment, and agricultural customers through direct sales with dedicated domestic and export customer service teams spanning the USA, Europe, Japan, and worldwide markets.
The core technology stack is a fully integrated chlor-alkali and vinyls chain: Shintech produces its own ethylene (Ethylene-1 from 2019, Ethylene-2 from 2024, plus a planned second large cracker as part of the $3.4B 2026 expansion), runs multiple chlor-alkali and VCM units at Plaquemine, and converts VCM into a wide specification range of PVC resin (Inherent Viscosity 0.50-2.0, K Value 48.5-99). All plants are greenfield facilities built with proprietary technology; ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001 certified; and operate with recognized safety and environmental track records. 100% of internally produced chlorine is consumed by PVC production, with caustic soda and excess VCM sold externally (the latter under a long-term supply contract with Olin Corporation).
The business model is direct industrial sales of commodity and near-commodity chemicals under multi-year contracts at unit pricing tied to market conditions and volume. Revenue is generated across four streams: PVC resin (primary), caustic soda (membrane grade shipped by vessel, barge, railcar, truck), VCM (internal plus external), and K-Bin compounds (pellets and dry-blended powders). Distribution is direct from manufacturing sites via hopper trucks, rail cars, Mississippi River barge access at Plaquemine, supersacks, and 25 kg bags. Shintech pursues sustained capital reinvestment ($1.49B in 2018, $3.4B announced in 2026) and partners with the Vinyl Institute and related trade bodies for industry-wide positioning.
Shintech firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Shintech
- Legal name
- Shintech Inc.
- Website
- https://shintech.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1974
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Shintech Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical, is the world's largest producer of PVC resin (7.14 billion pounds annual capacity), serving construction, building products, chemical, water treatment, and agricultural customers from integrated Texas and Louisiana manufacturing sites.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Shintech industry classification
Industry- Product category
- PVC and Chlor-Alkali Chemical Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521)
- SIC
- Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820), Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)
- akta.pro primary industry
- PVC & Chlor-Vinyl Chain (Chlor-Alkali, EDC/VCM, PVC) (IMAEADAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Chlor-Alkali & Derivatives (IMAEAAAC), PVC & Chlorinated Polymers (IMAEANAB), Commodity Plastic Compounds (PE/PP/PS/PVC) (IMANABAA)
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Where Shintech is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Houston
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
Shintech business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- PVC Resin Sales: Primary revenue stream from production and sale of polyvinyl chloride resin. The company produces PVC in various grades and sells to construction, building products, and industrial customers domestically and internationally.
- Caustic Soda Sales: High purity membrane grade caustic soda shipped by vessel, barge, railcar and trucks. Chlorine production goes 100% to internal PVC production, ensuring stable caustic soda output.
- Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Sales: VCM production for internal use and external sales. Under long-term supply contract with Olin Corporation.
- PVC Compound (K-Bin): High quality, high performance rigid compounds and pellets for blow molding, injection molding, extrusion applications produced by K-Bin subsidiary.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Standard PVC resin products |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Caustic soda |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Shintech product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Shintech manufactures and sells polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), caustic soda, and ethylene, operating integrated production from raw materials through chlor-alkali and VCM to finished PVC resin. Through its wholly owned subsidiary K-Bin, Shintech also produces rigid vinyl compounds and pellets for blow molding, injection molding, and extrusion applications, supplying construction, building products, agricultural, and chemical industry customers globally.
Product overview
Shintech is the world's largest producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based Shin-Etsu Chemical. The company's product portfolio centers on PVC resin (general-use resin from petroleum and salt), caustic soda (membrane grade), and vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) as an integrated intermediate. Shintech also operates K-Bin, a PVC compounding subsidiary producing rigid compounds and pellets. The company has expanded from a single Freeport, Texas plant (1974) to three major manufacturing sites in Texas (Freeport with K-Bin) and Louisiana (Addis, Plaquemine), with the integrated Plaquemine facility producing its own ethylene, chlor-alkali, and VCM inputs. A $3.4 billion expansion announced in 2026 will add second ethylene unit and fourth chlor-alkali/VCM units at Plaquemine, targeting completion by 2030.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- K-Bin: Premier producer of high quality, high performance rigid compounds and pellets for blow molding, injection molding, extrusion applications. A wholly owned subsidiary of Shintech producing PVC compound. Named after founder Dr. Kanagawa.
Products and services
- Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Resin General-use PVC resin made from petroleum (40%) and salt (60%), available in Inherent Viscosity range 0.50-2.0 or K Value 48.5-99. Used in construction (pipe, siding, windows, fencing), agricultural, and industrial applications by pipe manufacturers and building products producers.
- Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide) High-purity membrane grade caustic soda produced by electrolysis of salt, sold by vessel, barge, railcar, and trucks. Used in chemical processing, aluminum, paper, synthetic textiles, soap, food production, and inorganic/organic chemical manufacturing.
- Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Key raw material for PVC production. Manufactured at Shintech's integrated Plaquemine facilities for both internal PVC production and external sales, including under a long-term supply contract with Olin Corporation.
- Ethylene Ethylene produced at Plaquemine via Shintech's proprietary cracker for internal use as a PVC production feedstock. A second ethylene unit (625,000 metric ton capacity) is planned under the $3.4 billion expansion.
- K-Bin PVC Compounds High-quality, high-performance rigid vinyl compounds in pellets and dry-blended powders produced by K-Bin, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shintech. Designed for blow molding, injection molding, and extrusion applications used by plastics converters and compounders.
- Chlor-Alkali Products Integrated chlor-alkali production at Plaquemine providing chlorine (used 100% internally for PVC production) and caustic soda. Includes multiple chlor-alkali units, with a fourth unit planned as part of the $3.4 billion expansion.
Quantifiable outcome
- 7.14 billion pounds of PVC resin annual production capacity
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Companies that use Shintech
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Shintech technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Shintech partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Olin CorporationcoreVCM supplier to Shintech under a long-term supply contract. The relationship became contentious leading to a three-year litigation over pricing disputes, a 2023 maintenance turnaround of a VCM plant, and a disputed force majeure event. Jury verdict favored Shintech with $185 million in damages awarded against Olin.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Shintech competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Westlake Corporation: Westlake is one of the largest integrated producers of PVC, chlor-alkali, and VCM in North America, with US Gulf Coast manufacturing assets. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor to Shintech in US PVC and chlor-alkali markets.
- Formosa Plastics Corporation USA: Formosa Plastics USA operates integrated PVC, VCM, and chlor-alkali facilities in Louisiana and Texas, directly overlapping with Shintech's footprint and customer base in US commodity PVC.
- Olin Corporation: Olin is the largest US producer of chlorine and caustic soda, an integrated VCM producer, and a key Shintech supplier under a long-term VCM contract. Overlap in chlor-alkali, VCM, and PVC competes for the same downstream customers.
- OxyChem (Occidental Petroleum): OxyChem is one of the largest US producers of chlor-alkali, VCM, and PVC, with extensive Gulf Coast capacity. It competes directly with Shintech in chlorine chemistry and PVC resin.
- INEOS Inovyn: INEOS Inovyn is Europe's largest PVC producer and a major global chlor-alkali/VCM player. It is a direct competitor in the global PVC market that Shintech serves through its export sales coverage.
- Orbia (Vestolit / Alphagary): Orbia's Polymer Solutions business (Vestolit and Alphagary) is a global PVC and specialty compounds producer with significant European and Mexican capacity, competing with Shintech in commodity and specialty PVC markets.
- Braskem: Braskem is the largest thermoplastic resins producer in the Americas, with significant PVC and chlor-alkali operations in Brazil. It is a global competitor in commodity PVC and competes with Shintech in export markets.
- Hanwha Solutions (Hanwha General Chemicals): Hanwha Solutions operates integrated PVC and chlor-alkali facilities in South Korea and competes with Shintech in global PVC export markets, particularly in Asia.
Broad incumbents
- Dow Inc. Dow is a diversified chemicals giant with chlor-alkali, VCM, and PVC exposure across multiple product lines. It overlaps with Shintech in chlor-alkali and PVC but as part of a much broader chemicals portfolio.
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Shin-Etsu Chemical is Shintech's parent company and the world's largest PVC producer overall (when including Shintech). It also competes in overlapping PVC and chlor-alkali markets through its Japanese and European operations.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Shintech social profiles
Digital presenceShintech compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance8 records
Shintech financial estimates
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Shintech leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Shintech subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Shintech funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Shintech M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Shintech
What does Shintech do?
Shintech manufactures and sells polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), caustic soda, and ethylene, operating integrated production from raw materials through chlor-alkali and VCM to finished PVC resin. Through its wholly owned subsidiary K-Bin, Shintech also produces rigid vinyl compounds and pellets for blow molding, injection molding, and extrusion applications, supplying construction, building products, agricultural, and chemical industry customers globally.
Is Shintech a public or private company?
Shintech is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Shintech founded?
Shintech was founded in 1974. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Shintech based?
Shintech is headquartered in Houston, United States, in the North America region.
How does Shintech make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. PVC Resin Sales are the primary driver. The others are caustic Soda Sales, vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) Sales and PVC Compound (K-Bin).
Who are Shintech's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Westlake Corporation, Formosa Plastics Corporation USA, Olin Corporation, OxyChem (Occidental Petroleum), INEOS Inovyn, Orbia (Vestolit / Alphagary), Braskem and Hanwha Solutions (Hanwha General Chemicals). Broad incumbents are Dow Inc. and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd..
Does Shintech have an API?
No public API is recorded for Shintech.
What industry is Shintech in?
Shintech's product category is PVC and Chlor-Alkali Chemical Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEADAF, PVC & Chlor-Vinyl Chain (Chlor-Alkali, EDC/VCM, PVC), with a secondary code of IMAEAAAC, Chlor-Alkali & Derivatives. Its NAICS code is 32521 and its SIC code is 2860.