The big freeze: Dow, Formosa and others still contending with fallout
Dow Chemical, Formosa Plastics, Lotte Chemical, Shell and Sasol are among the petrochemical producers in Louisiana still contending with the impact of freezing temperatures...
Stepan Company acquires Louisiana fermentation plant
Stepan Company last week announced it has closed on the acquisition of a shuttered fermentation plant in Lake Providence.
Financial terms of the transaction were...
Ingevity expanding Louisiana facility, upping polyol production by 40%
Ingevity Corporation is adding caprolactone polyol production capabilities at its facility in DeRidder.
The North Charleston, South Carolina based company said in an announcement late...
Sasol: No share sale necessary after first-half profits triple
Sasol Ltd has retreated from a potential $2 billion share sale and announced that its first-half profit has more than tripled, marking the highest...
Crest Industries starting new specialty chemicals company in Louisiana
Crest Industries is creating a new specialty chemicals company that will manufacture innovative products at the Central Louisiana Regional Port in Alexandria.
Crest Industries will...
ExxonMobil names new manager for Baton Rouge refinery
ExxonMobil announced Feb. 4 that David Oldreive has been named manager of its Baton Rouge Refinery. Oldreive replaces Gloria Moncada, who will become vice...
LSU study suggests carbon tax could help meet emissions goals
A new white paper published by LSU's Center for Energy Studies suggests that carbon tax revenues could advance carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS),...
Norco plant to complement Port Arthur renewable diesel facility
Darling and Valero recently announced that their 50/50 joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), has received approval to begin construction of a renewable diesel...
Audit questions state’s air quality enforcement
Though Louisiana’s air quality has improved in recent years, state regulators should be doing more to ensure companies are complying with air quality rules,...
Shintech investing $1.3B to expand facilities in Iberville, West Baton Rouge
Shintech Louisiana is investing $1.3 billion to expand its manufacturing and packaging facilities in Iberville and West Baton Rouge parishes, Gov. John Bel Edwards’...
