Manufacturing

An LSU research group is making breakthroughs in perfecting a method of water treatment for use in many industries that call Baton Rouge home. 

SunGas Renewables, an independent division of GTI Energy, today announced it’s considering investing $1.8 billion for a renewable low-carbon methanol production facility in Rapides Parish. 

The LSU AgCenter Food Innovation Institute's (Foodii) latest plans include a new retail shop and a focus on product development and bottling.

Tammy Little served several stints at Shell Norco and other facilities before taking on...

Nearly two weeks after the explosion at the Dow Chemical facility in Plaquemine, a preliminary incident report from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality finds that the blast may have contaminated nearby water, but the potential impact on area residents is still not clear.  

Origin Materials’ first commercial site will soon begin making chloromethyl furfural, a chemical used...

Cheniere Energy this week said it’s considering building a new pipeline to link its Louisiana expansion project to other pipelines in major shale-gas producing regions as it seeks to diversify its risk, LNG Industry reports.

Louisiana is one of several states in the South and Mountain West to experience an increase in manufacturing over the past year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. 

Laura Eiklor, the new manager at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge plastics and resin finishing plant,...

NRK Construction founder and owner Norisha Kirts Glover has always considered being a connector one of the greatest assets in an entrepreneur’s arsenal.