Shell puts its faith in petrochemicals to fuel growth
On the east bank of the Mississippi River, around 20 miles downstream from Baton Rouge, The Telegraph reports, sprawls an 800-acre industrial mega-complex.
Since the mid-Sixties, the...
Top 5 industry issues in 2019
There’s a host of issues facing Louisiana industry in 2019, but an informal survey by 10/12 Industry Report found some common denominators among its...
Shell starts production at new Geismar petrochemicals unit
Shell Chemical LP has begun production of the fourth alpha olefins unit at its Geismar chemical manufacturing site.
The 425,000-ton-per-year capacity expansion brings total AO production at Geismar to...
Louisiana methanol project backed by new partnership
South Louisiana Methanol LP and new joint-venture partner Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp., or SABIC, are planning a $2.2-billion capital investment to build a grassroots...
Southwest Louisiana resin plant shuts down
CertainTeed's resin manufacturing plant in Westlake closed last week after more than 40 years of operation, The American Press reports.
The plant employed 50 employees,...
Phillips 66 plans Louisiana refinery, pipeline investments
Houston-based Phillips 66 plans to pour significantly more into its capital budget next year as it expands its oil pipeline network, invests in its...
Another petrochemical expansion wave begins. Are we ready?
The last few years saw a tremendous inpouring of capital investment across the state that in 2016 and 2017 tapered off. The year 2018...
Sasol’s polyethylene unit is mechanically complete
The linear-low density polyethylene unit of Sasol's Lake Charles Chemicals Project is mechanically complete, and mechanical completion of the cracker is imminent, a company...
Gulf Coast logistics managers fret impending bottlenecks
A sharp increase in the export of petrochemicals in the last two years has contributed to a supply chain bottleneck and forced many Gulf...
Wanhua moving forward with $1.25 billion MDI chemical complex in Convent
Wanhua Chemical Group Co. Ltd. will develop a $1.25 billion chemical manufacturing complex in the St. James Parish community of Convent, Louisiana. The 250-acre...
