EPA plans surprise inspections at Louisiana plants
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Jan. 26 that it would conduct a series of enforcement actions aimed to hold industry accountable, reports The American...
Petroleum engineering most common college degree in Louisiana
Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Louisiana's adults are seven times more likely to have a degree in petroleum engineering than...
Lake Charles’ Polaris Engineering patents clean fuels process
Polaris EPC Inc., a Lake Charles-based company focusing on clean refining and energy projects, announced Jan. 11 that it has received approval from the...
Massive pipe modules arrive at $1.25 billion Shintech site
Belgium-based material handling company Sarens recently transported several massive pipe modules by rail and truck from Lake Charles to Plaquemine in support of Shintech's...
LED to host virtual career fair for manufacturing on Dec. 8
LED FastStart will host a virtual career fair to connect job seekers with manufacturing opportunities in Louisiana on Dec. 8 from 11 a.m. to...
Intralox plans $60 million expansion in Hammond
Intralox is planning to invest $60 million to expand its Hammond manufacturing facility, doubling its footprint and adding 425 jobs.
According to a Nov. 18...
Orion Engineered Carbons to convert Franklin reactor to make ‘hard carbon black’
Orion Engineered Carbons, a global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black, announced last week that it plans to convert a reactor line at...
State board opts for leniency for noncompliant ITEP companies
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry opted last week not to punish companies that have failed to live up to their Industrial Tax...
Downstream Conference Panel: Infrastructure, not pandemic, has been biggest obstacle to digitalization at plant...
Digitalization and AI technologies are more important than ever in the industrial space, but panelists at Reuters Events’ recent 2021 Downstream USA Conference in...
A shortage of everything: A ‘perfect storm’ exposes the fragility of Louisiana’s industrial supply...
It came as a surprise to many that Louisiana’s industrial supply chain was so vulnerable. A series of unfortunate and unthinkable events in 2020...
