Bayer Cancels $975M Expansion at St. Charles Plant Despite Major Investment, Tax Incentives
By Kristen Mosbrucker
The Advocate
A $975 million chemical plant expansion in Luling has been canceled by Bayer Crop Science, a division of Bayer AG that had acquired Monsanto Co. and its Louisiana plant in 2018.
The expansion was already about 15 months behind schedule because of soggy weather. The plant was expected to produce dicamba, a benzoic acid used as an herbicide. The company had hired 100 additional workers at its Luling complex, which already employs more than 650 people.