China still looms large in battery manufacturing sector
In August, the Department of Energy awarded $500 million to seven companies working in battery minerals, materials, manufacturing and recycling, CNBC reports. Some recipients...
Data center speculation abounds in Livingston Parish as property undergoes rezoning and wetlands review
Just months before Livingston Parish officials rezoned much of a 700-acre tract of land for heavy industrial development, the site at the center of...
Carencro’s Coastal Machine & Supply preps for SpaceX with $25.5 million expansion
Coastal Machine & Supply plans to invest $25.5 million to expand its Carencro facility by 120,000 square feet and add production lines for aerospace...
Lengthy Hyundai air permit hearing attracts supporters and critics in Donaldsonville
A public hearing over the Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel’s proposed air permit lasted more than four hours Tuesday night in Donaldsonville, with supporters touting the...
CITGO announces $310M naphtha upgrade at Lake Charles refinery
CITGO Petroleum Corp. has announced a $310 million investment to upgrade its Lake Charles refinery, reports Energy News. Dubbed the Depentanizer Project, the initiative...
CHS and OCP North America to build $450M phosphate fertilizer facility in Waggaman
CHS, America’s leading farmer-owned cooperative, and OCP North America recently announced that they are jointly investing in a $450 million phosphate fertilizer production facility...
Ascension’s industrial boom begins as CF Industries breaks ground on nearly $4B Blue Point...
Federal officials, state leaders, and energy executives gathered Wednesday to celebrate a milestone years in the making as CF Industries broke ground on Blue...
Louisiana LNG project taking shape as Woodside pushes toward 2029 startup
Australia’s energy giant Woodside is moving its $17.5 billion LNG development project in Calcasieu Parish closer to a 2029 first cargo date with a...
It’s official: SpaceX is coming to Louisiana
SpaceX, the Elon Musk-led aerospace company, is investing $100 billion to build a launch facility in coastal Vermilion Parish, state officials announced Tuesday morning...
Executive orders speed critical minerals and rare earth production permitting
Two recently signed state executive orders could fast-track environmental permitting for critical minerals and rare earth production as part of an effort to lure...
