Industry Connections: Making an impact
I’ve spent my entire career working closely with Louisiana’s industrial sector. Refineries, chemical plants, storage terminals, other manufacturing sites, and the industrial contractors who...
Louisiana’s seismic shift to export state strains the supply chain
Things are tough all over for the industrial supply chain. Sharp increases in petrochemical, crude oil and natural gas production are quickly transforming Louisiana...
My toughest challenge: Jerry Dunn of CITGO in Lake Charles
Position: Vice president and general manager of the Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex, the sixth largest refining facility in the U.S.
Company: CITGO
What They Do: Refine, transport and market...
Correcting course: Ignore the shadow that 2018 cast over LNG. The long-term demand remains.
In some ways, nothing has changed in the liquefied natural gas market. Proponents still expect unparalleled global demand and a significant supply gap over...
World domination
IN GEISMAR
With the completion of Shell’s $700 million Tiger A04 project, Geismar is now home to the largest alpha olefins producer in the world....
Lotte Chemical starts up Calcasieu Parish facility
Lotte Chemical Louisiana has begun production of its world-scale ethylene glycol (EG) manufacturing facility in Calcasieu Parish.
The Lotte Chemical Louisiana EG plant is a...
Sasol’s Louisiana project beset by more delays
Sasol's Lake Charles chemical plant is again facing delays and cost overruns.
The South African company's share price recorded its biggest one-day drop in nearly...
LSU research targets energy efficiency in chemical manufacturing
Researchers at LSU are working on a new process aimed at achieving greater energy efficiency in the U.S. chemical industry.
University scientists are using neutrons...
Bagwell Energy Services plans $2.5 million fabrication center expansion in Delcambre
Bagwell Energy Services is expanding its Port of Delcambre fabrication center in Iberia Parish, investing $2.5 million and adding 150 new jobs in the...
Baton Rouge area legislators drafting bill to return ITEP to state control
Two Republican state lawmakers plan to file legislation that would return sole authority of the Industrial Tax Exemption Program back to the state, essentially...
