BASF breaks ground on $780 million MDI capacity upgrade in Geismar
BASF has broken ground on the third and final phase of its expansion project for polyurethane precursor MDI at its integrated site in Geismar,...
Origin Materials lands $1.5 billion in tax-exempt bonds for Geismar facility
Origin Materials Inc. announced last week that the Louisiana State Bond Commission had unanimously granted final approval of up to $1.5 billion in tax-exempt...
LNG drives Gulf Coast investment, gas production
Natural gas production out of the U.S. Gulf Coast should rise over the next decade as it continues to look toward the export market,...
I-10 bridge in Lake Charles gets $150 million for replacement
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Louisiana $150 million in grant funding to replace the I-10 Calcasieu River bridge, reports The Center Square.
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Louisiana lumber mill expansion to service oil field market
Great Southern Wood Preserving, the lumber processing company best known for its YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine, announced a $5.9 million expansion of its Avoyelles...
ExxonMobil boosts petrochemical capacity in Baton Rouge
ExxonMobil has ramped up more polypropylene production at its petrochemicals complex in Baton Rouge, increasing capacity to 450,000 metric tons/year, reports Natural Gas Intelligence.
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Multi-firm partnership focuses on carbon capture hub in Louisiana
Spanish supermajor Repsol SA is partnering with Carbon-Zero U.S. LLC, Cox Operating LLC and Crescent Midstream to develop a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)...
Mammoet to provide ‘super bridge’ for Louisiana gas project
Mammoet, a global market leader in heavy lifting and transport, has been awarded the contract to provide an adjustable super bridge as a levee...
Topsoe Technology chosen for industrial scale low carbon ammonia project
Topsoe has been chosen as technology provider to Ascension Clean Energy (ACE), an industrial scale low carbon hydrogen-ammonia joint venture project by Clean Hydrogen...
CF Industries, Mitsui select Thyssenkrupp Uhde for blue ammonia project
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and CF Industries Holdings Inc. have selected Thyssenkrupp Uhde as technology provider for their new blue ammonia plant in Ascension Parish, reports...
