Illinois will soon be getting a new manufacturing facility. 

LG Chem based in South Korea will join ADM in Decatur to build a new factory to create plant-based bio-plastics. The project is expected to sustain 125 new jobs in the area and Governor JB Pritzker says the state was ready to jump in with financial incentives, but companies also look at the benefits of being in the state.

Civic leaders in Decatur expect construction to begin next year.