Promised vs. Produced Tracker · Louisiana · as of Q3 2026

Louisiana has been promised 15 factories since 2017. 3 are producing.

3rd of 33 states by announced capital · 11th of 17 by share producing, among states with three or more promises

15 promises · $58B announced · 3 producing · 9 not yet producing · 3 cancelled or closed

Formosa Plastics Sunshine Project (FG LA LLC), St. James Parish · $9.4B · PausedGron Fuels Renewable Fuel Complex (Port of Greater Baton Rouge) · $9.2B · AnnouncedAscension Clean Energy (ACE) · $7.5B · AnnouncedHyundai Steel Louisiana EAF Integrated Steel Mill (RiverPlex MegaPark) · $5.8B · AnnouncedSt. Charles Clean Fuels Blue Ammonia (St. Rose) · $4.6B · AnnouncedAir Products Louisiana Clean Energy Complex (LCEC) · $4.5B · CancelledLake Charles Methanol II · $3.2B · AnnouncedDG Fuels St. James Parish SAF Complex · $3.1B · AnnouncedNutrien Geismar Clean Ammonia Facility · $2.0B · CancelledBlue Point Complex (CF Industries/JERA/Mitsui low-carbon ammonia) · $2.0B · Under constructionSouthern Energy Renewables Green Methanol and SAF Facility (St. Charles Parish) · $1.4B · AnnouncedMethanex Geismar 3 (G3) · $1.3B · ProducingWanhua Chemical MDI Complex (Convent, St. James Parish) · $1.2B · CancelledShintech Plaquemine PVC/VCM Expansion · $1.2B · ProducingFirst Solar Louisiana Manufacturing Facility (Iberia Parish) · $1.1B · ProducingGron Fuels Renewable Fuel Com…Nutrien Geismar Clean Ammonia…Air Products Louisiana Clean…Hyundai Steel Louisiana EAF I…Lake Charles MethanolAscension Clean Energy (ACE)Blue Point Complex (CF Indust…Formosa Plastics Sunshine Pro…DG Fuels St. James Parish SAF…St. Charles Clean Fuels Blue…
producing not yet producing cancelled or closedmark area · announced capitalSites placed at the town · the largest promises are named · a mark opens its row

Louisiana, promise by promise

Largest announced capital first. Each row links to its announcement and to the source for its latest status.

announcement to promised first output past the promised date, not producing producing × promise cancelled or closed
  1. Formosa Plastics Sunshine Project (FG LA LLC), St. James Parish

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $9.4B · 1,200 jobs · announced Apr 2018 · promised 2025 · first output: not yet

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status earthjustice.org

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Paused1y 3m past promise
  2. Gron Fuels Renewable Fuel Complex (Port of Greater Baton Rouge)

    Other · LA

    $9.2B · 1,025 jobs · announced Nov 2020 · no promised date · first output: not yet

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status 1012industryreport.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Announcedno promised date on record
  3. Ascension Clean Energy (ACE)

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $7.5B · 350 jobs · announced Oct 2022 · promised 2027 · first output: not yet

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status lailluminator.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Announceddue in 9m
  4. Hyundai Steel Louisiana EAF Integrated Steel Mill (RiverPlex MegaPark)

    Steel · LA

    $5.8B · 1,300 jobs · announced Mar 2025 · promised 2029 · first output: not yet

    sources · promise prnewswire.com · status wafb.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Announceddue in 2y 9m
  5. St. Charles Clean Fuels Blue Ammonia (St. Rose)

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $4.6B · 216 jobs · announced Apr 2023 · promised 2027 · first output: not yet

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status cip.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Announceddue in 9m
  6. Air Products Louisiana Clean Energy Complex (LCEC)

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $4.5B · 170 jobs · announced Oct 2021 · promised 2026 · first output: none, cancelled

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status sec.gov

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Cancelledoriginal promise not kept
  7. Lake Charles Methanol II

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $3.2B · 123 jobs · announced Feb 2024 · promised 2027 (second half) · first output: not yet

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status zachrygroup.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Announceddue in 1y
  8. DG Fuels St. James Parish SAF Complex

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $3.1B · 1,055 jobs · announced Mar 2023 · no promised date · first output: not yet

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status dgfuels.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Announcedno promised date on record
  9. Nutrien Geismar Clean Ammonia Facility

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $2.0B · jobs unconfirmed · announced May 2022 · promised 2027 · first output: none, cancelled

    sources · promise sec.gov · status theglobeandmail.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Cancelledoriginal promise not kept
  10. Blue Point Complex (CF Industries/JERA/Mitsui low-carbon ammonia)

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $2.0B · 103 jobs · announced Aug 2022 · no promised date · first output: not yet

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status businessreport.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Under constructionno promised date on record
  11. Southern Energy Renewables Green Methanol and SAF Facility (St. Charles Parish)

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $1.4B · 120 jobs · announced Mar 2026 · promised 2029 (second half) · first output: not yet

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status hydrocarbonprocessing.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Announceddue in 3y
  12. Methanex Geismar 3 (G3)

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $1.3B · 62 jobs · announced Jul 2019 · promised 2022 (second half) · first output 2024-07

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status methanex.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Producing1y 9m late
  13. Wanhua Chemical MDI Complex (Convent, St. James Parish)

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $1.2B · 170 jobs · announced Nov 2018 · promised 2021 · first output: none, cancelled

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status wwltv.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Cancelledoriginal promise not kept
  14. Shintech Plaquemine PVC/VCM Expansion

    Chemicals and Plastics · LA

    $1.2B · 30 jobs · announced Jan 2021 · promised 2023-Q4 · first output 2024

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status cen.acs.org

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Producing8m late
  15. First Solar Louisiana Manufacturing Facility (Iberia Parish)

    Solar · LA

    $1.1B · 700 jobs · announced Aug 2023 · promised 2026 (first half) · first output 2025-07

    sources · promise opportunitylouisiana.gov · status taiyangnews.info

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Producing9m early

Dates follow the announcement's own precision: a year with no month is drawn at mid-year, a quarter at its middle month. A person has checked every figure here against its sources, and every check is public. We log every correction made after publication, with its reason.

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How we collected this
Data: Promised vs. Produced Tracker, 165 promises at the $1B or 2,000 direct jobs floor across 33 states, verified through 2026-10-03 · A person verified every promise against its sources, and we have logged 88 corrections · 165 of 165 carry both a promise source and a status source · map: Census cartographic boundaries via us-atlas, AlbersUSA · We placed each site at its town by hand and drew the bars and marks from the Tracker, without a chart library