GBRIA’s industrial leaders are confident in a stable future
Most of Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance’s members expect production, capital investment and employment to remain unchanged over the course of the next six...
Houston Downstream Conference: AI can lead to an overwhelming tsunami of disconnected info
The downstream petrochemical market is literally being flooded by data. The unfortunate result is that much of that information is being ignored, according to...
Pool products manufacturer to invest $8M in Westlake facility expansion
Bio-Lab, a division of KIK Consumer Products, announced it will invest at least $8 million to expand its Calcasieu Parish manufacturing operations, adding new...
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System invests $2.39 Million in Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System bought a new stake in Occidental Petroleum Corporation in the first quarter, according to the company in its most...
Profit margins strong for U.S. refineries as supplies remain low
Global fuel supplies remain low, resulting in continued strong profit margins for U.S. refiners despite a resurgence in energy shipments through the Strait of...
Group seeks TRO to block Corps permitting for CF Industries project
A group of residents in the River Parishes have asked a federal court to block an expedited federal permit for a construction project that...
Air Products still weighing options for massive Louisiana project
Air Products is still weighing its options when it comes to a stalled Louisiana project that has been billed as the company's largest U.S....
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...
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...
Lawsuits filed as industrial development projects ramp up in Ascension Parish
Three lawsuits filed Thursday seek transparency and protections for burial sites of enslaved people as the state moves forward with industrial development in Ascension...
