New La. catalyst blending plant

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Lacassine Operating Company CEO Van Eversull announced June 4 that the company will invest $12.5M to construct a catalyst blending plant in Lacassine, La. Designed to serve oil refineries throughout the world, the catalyst plant will become the anchor tenant of the Lacassine Rail Terminal operated by Rail Logix in Jefferson Davis Parish. Lacassine Operating is a newly formed partner company of Equilibrium Catalyst Inc. “Equilibrium Catalyst has served Louisiana oil refineries for many years,” Gov. Edwards said. “With industrial clients in Louisiana, Texas and across the world, the company is well-positioned to grow and thrive here,” he said. Founded in NOLA in 1992 and currently based in Houston, Equilibrium Catalyst is the world’s leading provider of catalyst-related services in the fluid catalytic cracking. Company facilities blend and process material for use by both domestic and international oil refineries. Major regional clients of the new Lacassine Operating facility will include ExxonMobil in Baton Rouge, Citgo in Lake Charles, Phillips 66 in Westlake, and the Motiva and Total Port Arthur refineries in Texas. (Source: Office of Louisiana Governor 06/04/19) Lacassine (French: La Cassine) is an unincorporated community – 18 miles east of Lake Charles – with a population of around 480.