OCI selects Beaumont site for new facility
A global producer and distributor of hydrogen-based products that previously picked Southeast Texas as the site for the successful Natgasoline partnership project has again selected Beaumont as the location for another large new facility planned to begin production in the first quarter of 2025. Read more in the Southeast Texas Business Journal (PDF download)
Houston company eyeing Port Allen for $800 million renewable fuels plant
A Houston-based company is evaluating construction of an $800 million manufacturing and distribution facility in Port Allen that would produce renewable gasoline and “green” hydrogen from wood waste and forest residue. Read more in The Advocate (PDF download) Rendering provided by Louisiana Economic Development
Clean Energy Start-Up Reveals Plan for $800 Million Renewable Fuels Facility in Port Allen
Arbor Renewable Gas LLC, a Houston-based company formed in 2019 that produces renewable gasoline and green hydrogen from wood waste and forest residue, is evaluating West Baton Rouge Parish for a planned $800 million manufacturing and distribution facility employing carbon capture and sequestration emissions-reduction technology. Read more at Office of the Louisiana Governor
Arbor Renewable Gas selects Beaumont site for estimated $1 billion investment
Arbor Renewable Gas announced Nov. 17 that, with the help of local consulting firm Griffith Moseley Johnson (GMJ Inc.), it has selected a 53-acre site in Beaumont to build its first renewable gasoline plant, a potential $1 billion investment, according to Arbor Gas CEO Timothy Vail. Read more in the Southeast Texas Business Journal (PDF […]
Netherlands fertilizer giant makes giant investment in Southeast Texas
Netherlands based fertilizer giant OCI N.V. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Natgasoline LLC, held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday, March 20, to mark the commencement of site preparation for its new greenfield methanol production plant in Beaumont Read more in the Beaumont Business Journal (PDF download)
Largest Methanol Plant in U.S. Coming to Beaumont
In a packed conference room at the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, Netherlands-based fertilizer giant OCI N.V. unveiled plans to build a massive new facility in Beaumont, a project previously shrouded in secrecy under the name Project Firewater. Read more in the Port Arthur Business Journal (PDF download)