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Shell considering a $1.4 billion expansion project outside Baton Rouge

Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:12 am
Posted by goofball
Member since Mar 2015
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Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:12 am
The Advocate

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A few years after completing a $717 million expansion of its alpha olefins production facility in Geismar, Shell Chemical LP is eyeing another $1.4 billion project at the site to continue ramping up production.

Shell Chemical on Wednesday won approval from the state Board of Commerce and Industry for an Industrial Tax Exemption Program break for the $1.4 billion project, which the company says will create a “world scale” linear alpha olefin plant at the Geismar facility. Linear alpha olefins are used to make detergents, waxes, plastics and premium lubricants.

The Geismar expansion will be the sixth time Shell Chemical has deployed its “proprietary technology” at one of its sites to produce linear alpha olefins, according to the company’s application for the ITEP incentive.


However......it's not a huge permanent jobs creator.

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Shell expects the linear alpha olefin expansion will create 12 permanent jobs with an average salary of $85,000, as well as 750 construction jobs.
Posted by MAXtheTIGER
Title town
Member since Dec 2006
989 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:15 am to
I am sold on being able to buy my premium lubes locally
Posted by Sgt_Lincoln_Osiris
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2014
1078 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:19 am to
Truck Nuts [ON]/OFF
Posted by dewster
Chicago
Member since Aug 2006
25395 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:19 am to
Good to hear.

Now what's their plan for the old Convent refinery that they refuse to sell?
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
35524 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:24 am to
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Shell expects the linear alpha olefin expansion will create 12 permanent jobs with an average salary of $85,000, as well as 750 construction jobs.


We welcome our incoming baws.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164349 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:26 am to
One billion doesn’t get you very much
Posted by GetBackToWork
Member since Dec 2007
6263 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:30 am to
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However......it's not a huge permanent jobs creator.



Employed by Shell... but what about service companies and suppliers.

Also, investments like these often help plants stay open longer and stay off the chopping block.
Posted by absolute692
US of A, MFer
Member since Feb 2007
3965 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:34 am to
They have been talking about Project Lotus for 3 years. I see the price tag has gone up $200 million in that time frame too.
Posted by sta4ever
The Pit
Member since Aug 2014
15368 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:41 am to
Does that place ever stop with the expansion projects? How do they expect to make a product when they’ve been working on that place for 10+ years now.
Posted by Sgt_Lincoln_Osiris
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2014
1078 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 9:50 am to
Also in the article, the ITEP was approved for Mitsubishi's plant with 100 permanent new jobs.

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The Board of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday also approved an ITEP application for MCC Methacrylates Americas Inc., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., for a new methyl methacrylate manufacturing facility in Geismar. Methyl methacrylate is used to make paint, adhesives, glazes, flat-screen computer monitors, acrylic barriers and lighting displays.

MCC Methacrylates Americas will receive a $16.8 million tax break in the first year of its contract while ponying up $4.2 million that same year. The project is expected to total nearly $1.37 billion in expenses and should generate 100 permanent new jobs with an average salary of $97,000.



Posted by Gee Grenouille
Bogalusa
Member since Jul 2018
4909 posts
Posted on 4/28/22 at 10:13 am to
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Shell Chemical on Wednesday won approval from the state Board of Commerce and Industry for an Industrial Tax Exemption Program break for the $1.4 billion project,


Can someone do the math on the cost of infrastructure stressing this project with create so we can see how much this will cost the tax payers? Since they aren't gonna pay property taxes and what not.
Posted by Ping Pong
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Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 4/28/22 at 11:25 am to
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$1.4 billion expansion project


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expansion will create 12 permanent jobs


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