This Louisiana steel fabricator just announced a $25M expansion
St. Helena Parish-based Southland Steel Fabricators Inc. announced Monday that it is investing $25 million to add 100,000 square feet of production space and...
BASF is launching a new strategy to boost earnings
In an effort to boost earnings, BASF is cutting its annual dividend and is considering shedding noncore assets like its agricultural chemicals business, The Wall...
PPG to sell Lake Charles manufacturing facility to Quemetica
PPG reached an agreement with chemical maker Qemetica to sell its silica products business for approximately $310 million, according to an Aug. 29 press release.
The...
How Baton Rouge area industry leaders feel about the future
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance’s newly released Q3 economic outlook survey shows that the association’s members expect capital spending, hiring and production to increase, though...
ExxonMobil profits surge in second quarter
ExxonMobil banked one of its highest profits for a second quarter—bolstered by record production in the Permian Basin and Guyana—as it stretched its lead...
BASF stays the course despite flat earnings
BASF backed its full-year outlook despite posting flat second-quarter earnings after cost-saving measures offset a decline in sales due to lower prices across all...
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...
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...
LAIA, SWLA Women in Industry launch scholarship program for women
The Lake Area Industry Alliance and Southwest Louisiana Women in Industry are partnering to give scholarships to young women interested in STEM fields, reports...
What a hyperactive hurricane season means for Louisiana’s oil and natural gas industry
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday issued its most aggressive Atlantic hurricane season forecast on record.
Due to near-record water temperatures and the development...
