Manufacturing

How the DOE is trying to increase the battery supply as a climate solution

The U.S. Department of Energy is making a push to strengthen the country’s battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that produce batteries and the critical minerals that go into them.

New Canadian pipeline could impact Louisiana refiners and terminal operators  

After years of delays and cost overruns, the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion should be...

Not exploring AI, digital twins or robotic technology? You might get left behind  

It all began years ago, when industrial owners started digitizing their processes to gain more operational insight into their facilities.

ExxonMobil looks to lithium as another way to diversify

ExxonMobil continues to diversify its energy portfolio as it aims to be a major U.S. lithium supplier for makers of electric vehicle batteries.

How contractors are navigating uncertain economic conditions 

An industrial contractor’s ability to maintain a healthy profit margin can be tenuous, at best, in an age of fluctuating material prices, rising wages and escalating interest rates.

Baton Rouge organizations backing Congressional passage of tax policies

Several Baton Rouge organizations have signed a letter by the National Association of Manufacturers asking leaders in Congress to pass three tax provisions that impact manufacturing and business. 
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Marucci CFO expects continued local growth under new ownership

Baton Rouge-based Marucci Sports was just sold for the second time in four years,...

Here’s how hard the wildfires hit Louisiana’s timber industry  

Wildfires that engulfed more than 50,000 acres of Louisiana forests during this summer’s record-breaking...

Infinity Valve and Supply expanding Acadiana air compressor facility 

Infinity Operators LLC today announced it is investing $1.1 million to increase production capacity of its new air compression division through equipment upgrades and physical expansion of its manufacturing facility in Lafayette Parish. 

Marucci Sports’ Baton Rouge success story continues with $572M sale

Marucci Sports started in 2004 in the River Bend backyard of Kurt Ainsworth, a former Catholic High and LSU pitcher whose professional baseball career was derailed by injuries.Â