Manufacturing

Still no details from Dow, LEDQ on explosion downriver in Plaquemine 

Three days after multiple explosions rocked the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine, state officials and the company have remained silent as to the cause and nature of the incident while some neighboring residents report having felt ill over the weekend.  

Syngenta, ExxonMobil, Capitol City Produce among local players seeking tax breaks

Syngenta Crop Protection’s nearly $52 million investment in Iberville Parish is among the Capital Region-based highlights on Friday’s state Board of Commerce and Industry agenda. 

Looming UPS strike spells trouble for small businesses   

Businesses in the U.S. could face yet another supply chain disruption in the form...

ExxonMobil names new head of Baton Rouge plastics, resin finishing plants 

ExxonMobil has named Laura Eiklor as manager of its Baton Rouge plastics plant and resin finishing plant, according to BRProud.com. 

Industrial property in Highland Business Park sells for $3.8M

An industrial property on East Petroleum Drive has sold for $3.8 million, according to records with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Fertilizer companies race to build ammonia plants along Gulf Coast

Fertilizer companies are leading the race to build plants along the Gulf of Mexico...
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Roundup: LSU baseball / Natural gas prices / Flight delays  

ICYMI: The LSU baseball team will commemorate its 2023 National Championship win with a...

Australian firm files notice with state for EV battery materials facility in Ascension

An Australian mining company filed advance notices with the state last week for an electric vehicle battery materials production facility in Ascension Parish. 

US is in the midst of a manufacturing investment supercycle

There is massive new investment taking place in the industrial sector that’s set to shape the economic landscape for years to come, according to Axios.

Advance notices filed for new Exxon-affiliated recycling facility

Advance notices were filed with the state on Friday for a new recycling facility that would process plastics that are traditionally hard to break down.