Shell backs off increased use of ‘advanced recycling’ despite successful Louisiana launch
Shell has backed away from a pledge to rapidly increase its use of "advanced recycling," reports The Guardian. Advanced recycling involves breaking down plastic...
New $13.1 million Southland Industrial Coatings facility to serve renewable energy, utility industries
Southland Industrial Coatings announced it is investing $13.1 million to construct a new fireproofing facility in St. Landry Parish to serve customers in the...
How a small team with a vision built an industrial powerhouse in Prairieville
Five years ago, Paola Alvarado had big dreams but no work. She, along with her husband, Luis, and founding member Kerry Ponthier were knocking...
CF Industries’ Donaldsonville plant plays role in first ship-to-ship ammonia transfer
Trafigura Group has completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of ammonia using approximately 6,000 metric tons of the product from CF Industries' Donaldsonville manufacturing...
Why Shell is taking an impairment hit of up to $2B
Shell expects to book up to $2 billion in post-tax impairments after delaying construction of a major biofuels plant as European energy majors grapple...
Environmental advocates push DEQ not to renew Formosa project’s air permit
Environmental law advocates have asked the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality not to renew the air permits for a planned Formosa plastics manufacturing facility...
Louisiana board approves $185M worth of industrial tax breaks
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved $185 million worth of industrial tax breaks Wednesday under Gov. Jeff Landry’s new rules, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Landry’s new...
Supreme Court upends 40-year-old Chevron decision, considered a win for business interests
The Supreme Court last week upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace...
Davante Lewis: If Louisiana wants to be like Texas, it must embrace solar
In recent years, there has been talk in Louisiana of a so-called “Industrial Renaissance”—a boom in economic development along the industrial corridor stretching from...
Why Baton Rouge’s industrial real estate market remains gridlocked
The Baton Rouge industrial real estate market continues to find itself in a state of “gridlock and stagnation” even as the national market appears...
