GBRIA recognizes winners of 2022 Safety Excellence Awards
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance announced the winners of its 26th Annual Safety Excellence Awards during an April 14 banquet at the L’Auberge...
Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas create hydrogen hub
Three states are joining forces to create a regional hub to develop and produce hydrogen that will be used as a fuel and for...
Louisiana chemical production outlook ‘best we’ve seen in several years’
Louisiana’s chemical manufacturing sector could be “poised for a booming year,” says Rhoman Hardy, senior vice president, U.S. Gulf Coast, Shell Chemicals and Products.
Louisiana’s...
Washington manufacturer to retrofit shuttered Jennings facility
Greenberry Industrial LLC of Vancouver, Wash., plans to convert a shuttered Gulf Island Fabrication site near Jennings, closed in late 2020, into a plant that...
California firm plans $750M biomass facility in Geismar
Origin Materials plans to invest at least $750 million to develop a biomass manufacturing facility in Ascension Parish.
EPA plans surprise inspections at Louisiana plants
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Jan. 26 that it would conduct a series of enforcement actions aimed to hold industry accountable, reports The American...
Petroleum engineering most common college degree in Louisiana
Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Louisiana's adults are seven times more likely to have a degree in petroleum engineering than...
Lake Charles’ Polaris Engineering patents clean fuels process
Polaris EPC Inc., a Lake Charles-based company focusing on clean refining and energy projects, announced Jan. 11 that it has received approval from the...
Massive pipe modules arrive at $1.25 billion Shintech site
Belgium-based material handling company Sarens recently transported several massive pipe modules by rail and truck from Lake Charles to Plaquemine in support of Shintech's...
LED to host virtual career fair for manufacturing on Dec. 8
LED FastStart will host a virtual career fair to connect job seekers with manufacturing opportunities in Louisiana on Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to...
