Louisiana bill boosting wood pellet industry advances amid uncertainty
A fast-moving bill in the Louisiana Legislature aims to expand the number of wood pellet mills in the state, reports Verite News.
Rep. Chuck Owen...
Space exploration company considers purchasing Vermilion Parish acreage
A space exploration company is currently considering the purchase of 136,000 acres owned by ExxonMobil in Vermilion Parish, Vermilion Today writes. While no company has...
Hyundai Steel-Posco JV selects Danieli as steel facility tech partner
The Hyundai Steel and Posco joint venture has selected Danieli as technology partner for its proposed Ascension Parish steel facility, Steel Orbis reports. The Italy-based Danieli...
American Sugar Refining begins $785 million modernization of Domino Sugar refinery
American Sugar Refining has broken ground on the first phase of a $785 million modernization project at its Domino Sugar refinery in Chalmette, marking...
LNG, data centers and the petrochemical sector are chasing the same workers — and...
The recent entry of AI data centers into the mix has added a new wrinkle to Louisiana’s age-old workforce shortage dilemma.
While not strictly...
Entergy inks service agreement deal with Hyundai Steel JV
Entergy Louisiana recently inked an electric service deal with Hyundai Steel’s joint venture, Hyundai-Posco Louisiana Steel, to support their upcoming $5.8 billion steel mill...
A proliferation of federal contracts transforms Louisiana into a shipbuilding powerhouse
In a welcome turnabout, south Louisiana’s fabrication industry is enjoying an unexpected renaissance, thanks to a proliferation of government shipbuilding contracts for everything from...
Lawmakers position the state for aerospace with incentives approval
Louisiana lawmakers gave a collective thumbs up to a package of incentives that could attract investment in aerospace, and perhaps enable the state to...
Louisiana’s ports are breaking down barriers to move as one, but issues remain
Shifting market dynamics, unresolved systemic issues and funding backlogs have forced the state’s five lower Mississippi River ports to abandon old paradigms and instead...
Supply chain disruptions prompt BASF to once again raise prices on plastic additives
For the second time in as many months, BASF is raising prices for plastic additives, imposing an additional 25% increase after a 20% hike...
