Strong petrochemical market igniting growth for St. Gabriel company
Heat exchange repair and fabrication company GEO Heat Exchangers is expecting 2018 to be the hottest sales year in its 21-year history.
The company anticipates...
Company News across south Louisiana’s industrial corridor [Q2 2018]
GBRIA honors safety leaders
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance Inc. announced the winners of its 22nd Annual Contractor Safety Excellence Awards at a banquet...
The Big Picture: Globalplex Intermodal Terminal celebrates 25 years
THE ANNIVERSARY
In April, the Port of South Louisiana commemorated the 25th anniversary of operations of its transshipment center, Globalplex Intermodal Terminal. The 335-acre multipurpose...
ExxonMobil contemplates doubling light crude refining capacity along the Gulf Coast
ExxonMobil is bullish on growing global markets, and the Gulf Coast could be the beneficiary.
A top ExxonMobil official confirmed in March a multibillion-dollar plan...
2018 Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction winners named
Seven Louisiana companies and members of the ABC Pelican Chapter won national honors for industrial projects in Associated Builders and Contractors’ 2018 Excellence in...
And they’re off! Formosa finalizes big plans
One of the largest petrochemical investments in Louisiana history moved a step closer to reality in late April. Formosa has announced that it will...
Step inside ExxonMobil’s new aviation lubrication plant in Louisiana
ExxonMobil celebrated the first birthday of its newest Baton Rouge-area plant last summer with an open house for public officials and the media. The...
Lake Charles banks on upcoming LNG projects in the wake of Sasol’s GTL pullout
Sasol’s decision to abandon plans for a $15 billion gas-to-liquids plant in Lake Charles late last year was essentially a nonevent, as economists and...
Connie Fabre: The lifeblood of a community is capital investment
In recent years, the Baton Rouge region has had the good fortune to be the recipient of many new and expanded industrial plants.
The decision...
Industry leaders have ‘boring’ wish list to create the perfect petrochemical world
What does industry see as the perfect formula for growth? Ask leaders what they envision in that scenario and one thing is clear—they want stability, whether it...
