Manufacturing

Japanese chemical company announces $500M Louisiana facility

UBE Corp., a Japanese chemical company, announced Thursday that it plans to build a...

2024 Company of the Year: A prosperous path

In retrospect, 2008 probably wasn’t the best year for the managers of Pala Group...

Vidalia plant is now supplying Tesla with battery components 

Syrah Resources has started active anode material, or AAM, production in Vidalia and has agreed to supply 8 kilotons per year to Tesla.

Lafayette heat treatment company acquired by Houston private equity firm

Houston private equity firm Capstreet has acquired Analytic Stress Relieving Inc., a Lafayette heat treatment services provider. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Lake Charles Methanol announces plans for $3.2B manufacturing plant  

Lake Charles Methanol II LLC today announced plans to invest $3.24 billion to construct a manufacturing plant that will produce low-carbon intensity methanol and other chemicals at the Port of Lake Charles. 

Tire recycling company plans $46M facility in Reserve 

Life for Tyres Group Limited, a European tire recycling company, announced plans last week to invest $46 million in its first U.S. processing facility at the Port of South Louisiana’s Globalplex site in Reserve, Biz New Orleans reports.
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Companies are pruning their offerings, narrowing down to top sellers 

How much choice is too much? Apparently for Coca-Cola, it's about 400 different types of...

Do Louisiana’s ports need a state authority to drive economic development? 

Louisiana could better address a number of challenges facing the state's ports through statewide coordination using a master plan, according to a new report.

See the latest job gains in the Baton Rouge area 

The Baton Rouge Area gained nearly 12,000 jobs year-over-year between December 2022 and December 2023, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber announced today.

Is liquefying and burying carbon emissions under the sea a realistic option? 

While the carbon capture debate continues in Louisiana and other parts of the world, ship operators have a radical idea for industrial companies that are searching for ways to dispose of carbon emissions: Take the captured CO2 out to sea and bury it deep under the ocean floor.