Dupont LaPlace

Dupont Pontchartrain Works

LaPlace, LA

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Constructed in the 1960s by DuPont to manufacture adiponitrile, the Pontchartrain Works facility later expanded its product line to include neoprene and Kevlar®.  The neoprene unit of the facility was purchased by a joint venture between Denki Kagaku Kogyo and Mitsui & Co. in 2015.  Dupont serves as landlord to the Pontchartrain Works site and continues to produce Kevlar® in its DuPont Protection Technologies unit at the location.

Address or general location

586 LA-44

LaPlace LA 70068

Detail

In the 1960s, DuPont constructed the Pontchartrain Works facility in LaPlace, LA, to manufacture adiponitrile, used in the manufacturing of nylon.  Over time, the facility began manufacturing both neoprene and Kevlar® at the site.  The neoprene unit eventually became one of the largest manufacturing sites of neoprene in North America and, in 2015, was purchased by Denka and Mitsui.  The neoprene unit is now owned by Denka Performance Elastomer (DPE) and is referred to as the DPE Pontchartrain Facility.  

As landowners of the entire Pontchartrain Works property, including the property on which DPE is located, DuPont continues to manufacture Kevlar® in its separate Kevlar® unit via its subsidiary DuPont Protection Technologies. Overall, the Pontchartrain facility employs an average of 300-500 workers.