Plastics is the word for Baton Rouge’s petrochemical plants
Cheaper feedstocks and convenient access to water and rail are largely responsible for a burgeoning plastics market in the Baton Rouge metro area, Baton...
Westlake ethane cracker begins commercial operations
Indorama Ventures Olefins has started commercial operations at its ethane cracker in Westlake.
The company, an indirect subsidiary of Thailand’s Indorama Ventures PCL in Bangkok, announced...
Formosa Plastics gets air permits for $9.4 billion ethylene plant
Formosa Plastics has secured air permits from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for a $9.4 billion petrochemical complex it plans to develop in...
LCA names SAFE Awards honorees
The Louisiana Chemical Association has named the recipients of its Best in Louisiana SAFE Awards that are given to chemical plants that exhibit employee...
Plastic resin exports up 31% in first six months of 2019
Plastic resin exports from Louisiana continue to boom.
Statistics from IHS Markit indicate the volume of plastic resin exports shipped through New Orleans, as measured...
An environmental breakthrough at Shell’s Norco plant
At its chemical plant in Norco, Shell made a technological and environmental breakthrough: It turned hard-to-recycle plastics into high-end chemicals.
As part of its ambition...
Exxon’s Baton Rouge resin unit: It’s about optimism in plastics
ExxonMobil's new polypropylene resin unit slated to begin construction this year is part of the company's overall optimism in the plastics industry, Plastics News...
EPA’s proposed ethylene oxide rules may impact South Louisiana chemical plants
Louisiana chemical manufacturers would be forced to trim their annual emissions of ethylene oxide under an Environmental Protection Agency proposal.
The proposed new rules targeting...
Port of Lake Charles expands lease agreement with Big Lake Fuels
The Port of Lake Charles is expanding its long-term lease agreement with Big Lake Fuels by adding 58 acres of port property to reroute a...
Westlake entity ups its share in LACC petrochemical complex
Westlake Chemical will own a larger share of the LACC ethylene production facility in Calcasieu Parish, following a transaction last week with Lotte Chemical.
Westlake's...
