Manufacturing

Baton Rouge’s Premium Inspection acquired by Texas-based company 

Intralox plans $60M plant expansion with 425 new jobs in Hammond

The shipping container has become a coveted and expensive lifeline for retailers and manufacturers, and they’re in such short supply that companies are having to rethink how they stock shelves, placing a premium on smaller, more compact merchandise: squishy toys, headphones and slippers instead of, say, play kitchens, televisions and hiking boots, The Washington Post reports. 

Honeywell is planning to expand its Baton Rouge facility to double the production capacity of Solstice ze, a supermarket refrigerant that it says uses 35% less energy, the company announced today.

Baton Rouge-based industrial pipe manufacturer EPIC Piping today announced it has acquired Minnesota-based BendTec Fabrication & Bending.

A serious shortage of industrial construction workers is most definitely on the way, but when it will happen is anybody’s guess. 

Industrial worker shortages are not a local issue—yet—in South Louisiana but it’s only a matter of time with numerous projects about to begin.

Natural gas prices are higher than Louisiana’s petrochemical industry would prefer but it’s not a serious problem yet, Louisiana Chemical Association President and CEO Greg Bowser says.

Putting a price on carbon is a useful policy tool for spurring decarbonization and addressing climate change, Dow Chairman and CEO Jim Fitterling said today at the annual conference of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana.

Enterprise Products Partners LP is seeking to expand its Acadian natural gas system in...