The efforts by Indorama Ventures, or IVL, to restart a dormant ethane cracker in Carlyss are moving faster than initially anticipated, according to company officials. U.S. authorities issued an air permit to the Thailand-based company earlier this week — a key component in Indorama being able to proceed with the refurbishment of the cracker. Indorama officials said the permit’s issuance means the company will maintain its current startup schedule.
Company officials released a statement about the milestone Aug. 29, saying the permit “allows the project to commence the repair and construction activities at the site a month ahead of the original target date.”
Indorama received a water permit in June that granted the company permission to release liquid effluent through its wastewater treatment plant.
The $175 million project is based on the rehabilitation of a facility on La. 108 South that was once owned by Occidental Chemical Corp., or OxyChem. The site is roughly 250 acres and has been idle for well over a decade.
Indorama officials said that to expedite the startup process, 44 full-time workers have been hired, with additional hires planned in the future as the work progresses.
The endeavor could result in 125 direct jobs with an average salary of $50,000, plus benefits, according to state and company officials. The job total will reach about 600 in the region when including an estimated 481 indirect jobs resulting from the project, according to Louisiana Economic Development.
When the project was announced in 2015, former Gov. Bobby Jindal said it showed Louisiana “is leading the industrial renaissance in the U.S.”
IVL produces purified ethylene oxide and mono ethylene glycol in the U.S. The Carlyss project will generate a production capacity of 370,000 metric tons of ethylene and 30,000 metric tons of propylene per year, with the capability of producing both ethane and propane.
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