October 14, 2021 – Today, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Air Products Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Seifi Ghasemi are announcing a $4.5 billion clean energy complex to be built in Louisiana that will make the state a leader in the United States (U.S.) clean energy transition. Air Products is a world-leading industrial… Read more »
Author: Misty Taillon
Ascension Economic Development Corporation Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council
Nashville, TN, October 5 – Ascension Economic Development Corporation won a Gold Rank for its Impact of Industry, a project in the category of Multimedia/Video Promotion of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The honor was presented today at an awards ceremony during the IEDC Annual Conference, which is currently underway. “Ascension Parish community residents… Read more »
IMTT to Expand Renewable Fuels Terminal Capacity
By IMTT News Team on Aug 25, 2021 New Orleans, LA – International-Matex Tank Terminals LLC (“IMTT”) is pleased to announce its next major project in the renewable fuels space. Consistent with our desire to build infrastructure to support our customers’ low-carbon fuels strategy, IMTT will build additional tanks, pipeline, and dock infrastructure at its… Read more »
1,4GROUP Proposes $35 Million Chemical Plant In Ascension Parish
Louisiana Economic Development — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and 1,4GROUP Chairman John Forsythe announced the company is considering Ascension Parish, Louisiana, for a potential $35 million chemical processing facility. The proposed plant would manufacture two products: an insect repellent and a preservative for potatoes in storage. The project would create 34 new direct jobs… Read more »
AEDC – Impact of Chemical Industry in Ascension Parish
BLUE RUNNER FOODS TO EXPAND IN GONZALES
GONZALES, La. — Today, Mayor Barney Arceneaux and Blue Runner Foods President Richard Thomas announced the Ascension Parish manufacturer will make a $2.26 million capital investment to expand its production with a new frozen foods line. Blue Runner hopes to complete the expansion by the end of the year at its site in Gonzales, Louisiana.… Read more »
Mitsubishi Chemical Announces Potential Project In Louisiana
12/8/20 – GEISMAR, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is studying the feasibility of building a methyl methacrylate manufacturing complex in Geismar, Louisiana. A final investment decision by MCC on the greenfield project is expected by mid-2022. The proposed project, with an anticipated capital investment exceeding $1 billion, would… Read more »
REG Announces Major Renewable Diesel Expansion In Louisiana
10.6.20 – GEISMAR, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and President and CEO Cynthia “CJ” Warner of Renewable Energy Group announced a minimum $825 million capital investment by REG to expand its renewable diesel refinery in Geismar, Louisiana. With the investment, REG will retain 66 existing jobs and create 60 new direct jobs with… Read more »
CF Industries To Invest $41.4 Million At Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex
(9/30/2020) DONALDSONVILLE, La. — Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards and CF Industries President and CEO Tony Will announced the company will make a $41.4 million capital investment to enhance nitric acid production at the world’s-largest nitrogen fertilizer complex in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Through the project, CF Industries will retain 487 jobs while creating seven new direct… Read more »
Shell starts production at new petrochemicals unit in US Gulf Coast
Shell Chemical LP (Shell) today announced the start of production of the fourth alpha olefins (AO) unit at its Geismar, Louisiana, USA chemical manufacturing site. The 425,000-tonne-per-year capacity expansion brings total AO production at Geismar to more than 1.3 million tonnes per annum. Start-up operations began in December 2018. Alpha olefins are key ingredients in… Read more »