Dow retrofitting Plaquemine cracker to meet propylene demand
Dow plans to retrofit proprietary fluidized catalytic dehydrogenation (FCDh) technology into one of its mixed-feed crackers in Plaquemine to produce on-purpose propylene, allowing it...
Energy Transfer seeks five-year extension for Lake Charles LNG
Dallas pipeline operator Energy Transfer is asking federal regulators for a five-year extension to build the company's proposed Lake Charles LNG export terminal, the...
Epic Piping building fabrication facility in north Louisiana
Baton Rouge-based Epic Piping plans to build a 40,000-square-foot pipe supports fabrication facility in Lake Providence, near the Mississippi border. The plant will feature...
Formosa Plastics planning $332M expansion in Baton Rouge
Formosa Plastics Corporation announced today that it’s planning a $332 million expansion of its Baton Rouge PVC production plant.
The project, according to Plant Manager...
Will trade wars with China delay Louisiana LNG projects?
At least two Louisiana LNG projects could delay final investment decisions until 2020, as trade war tensions complicate negotiations with prospective Chinese buyers, Bloomberg...
$32B in construction projects are lined up through 2022. Can Louisiana handle it?
A trucker’s daily bumper-to-bumper crawl on I-10 in Lake Charles and Baton Rouge has consequential impacts on commerce, to be sure, but it spotlights...
Megalesson: The success of Sabine Pass LNG was an anomaly—but not by chance
It wasn’t dumb luck. While there were bumps in the road, to be sure, an unmatched level of transparency and a good dose of...
Shareholder concerns grow over Sasol’s troubled Lake Charles Chemicals Project
Sasol Ltd. has been meeting with shareholders as dissatisfaction grows with cost overruns at the $13 billion Lake Charles chemical project in the U.S.,...
Port of Greater Baton Rouge expanding container storage capacity
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is expanding its Inland Rivers Marine Terminal’s container storage yard, allowing the port to handle and hold an...
Indorama’s Lake Charles steam cracker startup pushed to 2020
Although Indorama's Lake Charles steam cracker was mechanically complete in May, the plant likely won't fully start up until January 2020.
In its latest quarterly...
