International Investment Highlights in 2022
$1.8 Billion
Capital Investment from Foreign Countries through LED Support
266
New Direct Jobs
Leading Foreign Investors by Nation
61%
Canada
🇨🇦
10%
Australia
🇦🇺
8%
Sweden
🇸🇪
6%
Germany
🇩🇪
5%
Italy
Long-range approach to international commerce positions the state for future growth
Gov. John Bel Edwards and French President Emmanuel Macron speak in New Orleans in Dec. 2022. The two discussed collaborations for governmental agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector for energy transition solutions..
$1.8 Billion
Capital Investment from Foreign Countries through LED Support
266
New Direct Jobs
61%
Canada
10%
Australia
8%
Sweden
6%
Germany
5%
Italy
COMPANY
“Our choice of Louisiana for our first all-new manufacturing project in the U.S. is due to the availability of strategic raw materials such as limestone and natural gas, access to waterways and skilled labor, and the long history of using specialty cement products in the U.S.”
- Yuri Bouwhuis, President and CEO - Calucem