2022 GBRIA Annual Report

“We bring value to our communities by developing innovative solutions to common industry issues advocated with

Welcome to GBRIA’s 2023 Annual Report! The theme at our Annual Meeting this year is about sustainability. We want to help members and our community understand the facts around industry’s role in our futures, and whether you are concerned that humans can sustain over time or not, policymakers are convinced we need to do something to ensure our survival. Industry companies are responsible corporate citizens and in fact, are the leaders in moving society towards a sustainable future. From the extreme view that we need to secure livability on other planets, to the mundane task of recycling office paper, corporations are busy making sure that our futures are not only going to be here but also that the future is better than today.

In 2005, GBRIA chose a new logo, specifically to represent the three pillars of sustainability, economy, environment, and society. The fact that the arrows sweep upward signifies a positive, uplifted movement toward the future – that’s us! GBRIA’s members and partners have been a positive force for good for 53 years improving workforce development, safety, and community relations. Industry finds itself right in the middle of the sustainability debate. We’re recognized for creating great jobs but criticized for perceived impacts on the environment and health. And industry’s support of the community is often overlooked or misconstrued.

Industry, with its engineers who love to solve problems, and its skilled workers who care about where they live like no one else does, are the most motivated to help us all sustain. Industry is active in our communities, volunteering at schools and donating to solve health problems. Industry’s caring employees are the reason that you’re seeing new products like windmills to generate electricity, electric cars, rechargeable batteries, solar panels, and semi-synthetic clothing to name a few.

Industry is the one forging ahead to make things happen, funding the research and building the new products, yet not everyone understands this. Industry is the community with its employees and stakeholders…which is nearly everyone. We need to speak out more so that the public gains a better understanding of the facts, and the fact is that industry is leading the way towards a sustainable future. So, we encourage you to engage today to speak out. Volunteer with Industry Makes, write a letter to your congressional delegates, attend a school board meeting, run for a political office, or volunteer for the science fair at your local school. Anything helps and your voice is needed to ensure that industry is sustainable into the future too.

Without industry, all the other sustainable things won’t be possible. Our Annual Report provides the details of our work and our results over the last year as well as some informative facts about the industries we serve. We hope you will find answers to questions and discover new facts. Most importantly to us, however, we hope you find a way to connect and participate with us in the coming year.

GBRIA’s mission is to bring value to our communities by developing innovative solutions to common industry issues advocated with one voice. To achieve this mission, we have six strategic objectives:

• Enable and facilitate the pursuit of incident and accident-free workplaces

• Ensure access to a competitive and skilled company and contractor workforce

• Build support in the local community for retention and growth of our industries

• Facilitate operational excellence through networking and exchanges

• Maintain a vibrant, successful, and involved membership

• Provide stewardship to budget and maintain the highest levels of financial integrity

GBRIA members and their contractors continue to produce work environments that rival any other industry in the region. When comparing various industries, we find that the retail industry’s recordable rate is around 3.3, overall manufacturing is 3.6, but within the GBRIA membership, the recordable rate has been well below 0.6 for the past 16 years. This is accomplished, in part, through the dedication by members of GBRIA’s Safety, Health, and Security Committee who strive to share best practices with both the GBRIA membership and the contractor community to help keep our employees safe. GBRIA’s Contractor Safety and Health Evaluation/Audit program is another tool that members use to communicate and promote the safety standards that industry expects. The audit program not only covers OSHA compliance requirements but also many industry specific best practices.

In addition to GBRIA’s efforts to continuously improve safety excellence, GBRIA’s Workforce Development Committee works to ensure access to a competitive and skilled company and contractor workforce. This committee has focused on encouraging craft training to high school students in the Greater Baton Rouge Area with more outreach, especially through GBRIA’s Annual Craft Workforce Development Awards Program. In addition, GBRIA voices industry needs in post-secondary institutions through cooperation with the Associated Builders and Contractors and the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges. GBRIA has helped stand up new training programs such as Hydro Blasting and Non-Destructive Testing. GBRIA’s annual Craft Workforce Development Awards banquet continues to grow, recognizing more contractors, post-secondary institutions, and high schools for their achievements in workforce development and craft training each year.

GBRIA’s Membership and Public Affairs committee continues to build support and engagement in the local community for retention and growth of our industries. GBRIA uses its social media platforms to educate the public of industry operations. Large events such as the annual Craft Workforce Development Awards, Safety Excellence Awards and Annual Meeting are broadcast through GBRIA’s YouTube channel and the Louisiana Hometown Network on cable channel 21 for 4 weeks after each event. Our increasing Public Affairs outreach program will focus on communicating the facts about our industries to the Capital Area community. We have such a great story to tell and GBRIA continues to advocate with one voice, proud of our industry.

GBRIA 2022 Annual Report

Through relationships with traditional media platforms, GBRIA promotes facts and positive news stories. The Advocate and The Baton Rouge Business Report continue to feature articles of GBRIA sharing results of our regular surveys including our Plant Managers’ Economic Outlook quarterly survey and our BiAnnual Labor Forecast survey. GBRIA also contributes to the 10/12 Industry Report each quarter and the BIC Alliance.

For further engagement with membership and community, GBRIA hosts several large events each year. In 2022, GBRIA hosted its Annual Meeting and Plant Leadership Conference, Top Golf Tournament, Safety Excellence Awards Banquet, 1st Annual Industry Showcase, Craft Workforce Development Awards Banquet, Clay Shoot Tournament, and the Annual Golf Tournament and Gumbo Cook-Off.

GBRIA has formed several coalitions with other area associations such as the Baton Rouge Area Chamber in hosting the TEC Next Conference and the Capital Region Industry for Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions (CRISIS), which continues to make a difference in our transportation infrastructure. Collaboration with organizations such as ABC, BRAC, LAIA, LABI, LCA, LMOGA more also helped to create Industry Makes and to stand up this grassroots advocacy campaign as a new 501 (c) (4) organization in 2022.

These efforts would not be possible without the fantastic support of our members, annual event partners and sponsors. Our staff makes it all happen and I can’t thank them enough; Director of Safety, Workforce Development, and Operational Strategy, Brandon Smith, Manager of Public Affairs, Research, and Membership, Laine Peterson, Associate Director of Marketing and Administration, Sue Leger, and Office and Contract Workhours Manager, Jessica Himel. The team continues to do an excellent job moving our agenda forward by providing the energy to garner support for these initiatives from our members. I want to acknowledge the leadership provided by the Board of Directors as well, who graciously provide their guidance and support. Additionally, GBRIA’s accomplishments would not be possible without the sweat equity that our member companies provide with providing great committee representatives. We still have many challenges facing our industry. We have a demonstrated record of success when we work together as GBRIA, and I look forward to meeting these challenges head-on. Together, we are the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance.

CONNIE FABRÉ PRESIDENT AND CEO

BRANDON SMITH DIRECTOR OF SAFETY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONAL STRATEGY

SUE LEGER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING

LAINE PETERSON MANAGER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, RESEARCH AND MEMBERSHIP

JESSICA HIMEL CONTRACT WORKHOUR FACILITATOR AND OFFICE MANAGER

Paul Heurtevant Formosa Plastics

Paul Labonne Air Liquide

Steve Welch Oxy

Theo Webre Dow

Kristin Thomas-Martin ExxonMobil

Tom Yura Cornerstone Board Chair

Tim Harris Eastman Board Vice Chair

Steve Ledoux Olin Board Secretary/ Treasurer

Chet Peterson Shintech

Darylene Pugh Shell

Jerry Lebold BASF

Joe Kennedy Barriere Construction

John Scroggins Westlake

John Thompson Delek

Member and partner organizations include 51 industrial plant facilities and over 100 industrial contractors and suppliers located in the River Parishes between St. Landry and St. Bernard Parish. Members are manufacturers in the petrochemical, paper, bulk storage, and other industries. Contractors and suppliers provide important labor, materials, and supplies to the industry.

Through GBRIA, members and partners are represented by a common voice for industry to the community, education providers, contractors, unions, trade associations, and governments. Members and partners also influence national standards in safety, craft skills training, and professional education.

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Platinum Annual Partners include Alliance Safety Council, Eastman, Triad Electric & controls, MMR, RES Contractors, Apache Industrial Services, Performance Contractors, and Wholesale Electric.

Gold Annual Partners include Ardent Services, Austin Fire Systems, BASF, Bengal Crane, Cajun Industries, Dow, EXCEL USA, I&I, ISC, Primoris Service Corporation, Shell, Thorton, Musso, & Bellemin, Inc, Turner Industries, Vecta Environmental Services, LLC, Westgate, and Zachry Group (JVIC).

Silver Annual Partners include Action Industries, APTIM, Brown & Root, Core Occupational Medicine, Cornerstone Chemical, Delek US, Evergreen North America Industrial Services, Formosa, Honeywell BR, Honeywell Geismar, Olin, PALA, Repcon, and Thermon.

Bronze Annual Partners include 24Hr Safety, Ace Enterprises Inc., Advantous Consulting, LLC., Air Liquide, Air Products, AMECO, APC Construction, LLC., Ascension Roofing & Fabrication, Audubon Companies, Austin Industrial, Baker Gulf Coast Industrial, Barriere Construction Co., Breazeale, Sachse, & Wilson, CDI Engineering Solutions, Didier Consultants, Inc., Eco Robotics, Eco Services, ECS

Southeast, LLP., ExxonMobil, Five-S Group, Gallo Mechanical Services, Group Industries, Hargrove Engineers & Constructors, Honeywell (UOP), Ineos Oxide, Kostmayer, Koura, Loadstar Product Handling Services, Merit Electrical Inc., NCCER, Nucor, OxyChem (Convent), PSC Group, Prime Occupational Medicine, River Parish Contractors, Inc., Rubicon, TJC Group, Tolunay-Wong Engineers, Inc., TotalEnergies, Trade Construction Co., Wilson Warehouse, Wood, and Worley.

The Board of Directors is made up of up to fifteenmember plant managers and focuses on overall strategic goals achievement and governance.

The Contractor Workforce Development Committee is made up of maintenance, contracts administration, or others interested in workforce development. The committee steers education providers in the region from high schools to trade schools, to universities and drives initiatives with the state government. This committee also develops best practice guidelines and oversees GBRIA’s labor forecast and wage survey.

The Public Affairs Committee is made up of public affairs representatives and plant managers. The committee focuses on best practice sharing and developing programs to bring value to our local communities by highlighting the positive aspects of industry in various ways, from the development of Industry Makes to educational videos and media placement guidance for GBRIA.

The Safety, Health, & Security Committee is made up of safety management representatives. The committee focuses on best practice sharing and has developed industry standard guidelines such as breathing air, contractor safety audits (named Industry Best Practice by the American Chemistry Council in 2022), hydroblasting and more.

Plant Managers meet quarterly to share best practices within industry and discuss development within GBRIA.

The several Event Committees are comprised of members and partners who volunteer to assist staff in event planning and production of our many events including the Golf Tournament & Gumbo Cook-Off, the Industry Expo, the Clay Shoot Tournament, and more.

The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)/ICC Steering Committee was formed to promote the cents per craft hour program and more effectively collect funding for the Pelican Chapter Training Center. The group’s mission is “Contractors and owners working together to communicate and collaborate on workforce development and other common issues impacting industry.”

The Alliance Safety Council (ASC) Steering Committee, whose mission is “GBRIA and Alliance Safety Council will collaborate to provide high quality, cost-effective safety, health, and environmental training that meets the needs of our owners and contractors.” Key objectives include identifying costeffective curriculums that meet the needs of industry, monitoring GBRIA’s Incident & Illness Survey and other data sources to identify trends that lead to new courses or focus areas and steering the implementation of a site criteria tool and promote its use among owners and contractors.

The Capital Region Industry for Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions (CRISIS), a partnership with the Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC), created to ease local worker commute issues, which has brought over $2 billion in new infrastructure including a new Mississippi River Bridge. CRISIS’ mission is “to provide a leadership voice to address the Capital Region’s transportation crisis, identifying solutions and advocating for their prioritization and funding.

Industry Makes, a campaign and now stand-alone organization used as a co-branding tool to advocate for industry using a grass roots, united front. Industry Makes’ mission is “to be a trusted source of industrial communications, while advocating for future investment and industrial growth that is the backbone of Louisiana.

Enable and facilitate the pursuit of an injury and incident free workplace

Ensure access to a competitive and skilled company and contractor workforce

Build support in the local community for retention and growth of our industries

Maintain a vibrant, successful and involved membership

Facilitate operational excellence through networking and exchanges

Provide stewardship to budget & maintain the highest levels of financial integrity

Enable and facilitate the pursuit of an injury and incident free workplace

The GBRIA Safety, Health, and Security Committee is led by GBRIA board members Tim Harris, Eastman, and Jerry Lebold, BASF, Darylene Pugh, Shell Catalysts and Technologies, and supported by GBRIA staff member, Brandon Smith.

In 2022, the committee results include:

• Hosted the 26th Annual Safety Excellence Awards Banquet. Leading up to the banquet, GBRIA members nominated a total of 40 companies representing more than 200 million hours worked, 80 thousand employees and a combined total recordable incident rate of 0.12. Safety Excellence awards were presented to 36 contractors and suppliers.

• Continued working on Contractor Safety & Health Audits.

• Received an award by ACC for “Best Practice” Contractor Safety Audit Program.

• Launched the beta version of the Contractor Gate Site Criteria Tool in collaboration with Alliance Safety Council

• Partnered with Alliance Safety Council to continue immersive technology training development.

• Continued the OSHA Alliance with the Louisiana Chemical Association.

• Engaged and expanded our security network with the FBI, Homeland Security, CISA, and InfraGard.

GBRIA members value safety, health, and security of employees above all else. Not only are these values instilled through codes, training, standards, and guides, but these values are embedded in the workplace culture and within each employee on the job. Each GBRIA member strives to have an injury and incident-free workplace and work to continuously improve safety efforts to reach this goal.

Refiners and petrochemical manufacturers are ranked in the top 10 percentile for safety when compared to more than 500 manufacturing industries tracked by the government. 17

Mining

Food Manufacturing

Transportation Manufacturing

Automotive Stores

**This chart represents incidence rates of non-fatal injuries or illnesses in different industry sectors in Louisiana, 2021. 16

General Stores

Petroleum Refineries

Chemical Manufacturers

Elementary Schools

Having a secure facility is an important initiative for industry. Securing site perimeters using cameras, drones, and sensors is essential for site operations. Technology is used to detect intruders, threats, and even bad weather for the facility.

Since 1996, the GBRIA Safety & Health Audit has been aimed to provide GBRIA members with a quality audit protocol to supplement their existing contractor pre-qualification programs. Most owner companies are utilizing pre-qualification software or internal systems to ensure contractor companies have OSHA and company specific programs. This audit provides assurance that these programs are being implemented. Through our partnership and reciprocity with the Houston Business Roundtable, members have access to hundreds of current audits (conducted within three years).

Program Benefits for GBRIA Members:

• Free access to audits on file

• On-site PSM & HSE staff efficiency improved

• Hands-on contractor corporate or site audits provide the highest assurance of compliance with OSHA 1910.119(h)

• Audits are used for OSHA, DEQ and EPA audits

• Management & Employee Commitment

• Roles, Responsibilities, & Involvement

• Compliance Assurance

• Risk Management

• Facility Design and Construction

• Operational Control & Maintenance

• Subcontractor Management

• Training & Competency

• Emergency Response

• Incident Reporting & Investigating

• Evaluation, Improvement, & Feedback

• Medical Monitoring

• Skilled Craft Competency

The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) Safety Excellence Awards have been a staple in the Baton Rouge area since 1996. The awards banquet is an opportunity for GBRIA member sites to nominate those companies who’ve performed work in their facilities and committed themselves to nothing less than safety excellence in their operations. To be nominated for such an award is a great honor and a show of recognition of the great strides contractors have made to keep their workers safe and families whole.

In 1996, when the awards banquet concept was made a reality, it was by the work of GBRIA’s Board of Directors, but specifically by Mr. Hal Ginn. It is because of Mr. G. Ginn’s vision for safe workplaces that we can come together and celebrate safety success stories. Thus, the creation of the coveted Hal G. Ginn Award. The finalist for this award comes from each division winner, and ultimately the company that shines the brightest takes home this award for excellence.

General Construction & Maintenance

Civil Construction

Commercial Construction

Crane & Rigging

Specialty Trade Soft Crafts

Specialty Trade Hard Crafts

Technical Support

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Award of Recognition

Community Service Award

Hal G. Ginn Award

General Construction and Maintenance

Division I:

1st Place: Res Contractors

2nd Place: Action Industries

3rd Place: Claymar Construction

Division II:

1st Place: Specialty Welding and Turnarounds

2nd Place: Turner Industrial Maintenance

3rd Place: EXCEL

Division III:

1st Place: Brown and Root Industrial Services & Turner Industries Group (tie)

3rd Place: APTIM Services

Specialty Trade Hard Craft

Division I:

1st Place: Midwest Cooling Tower Services

2nd Place: Master Vac Industrial Services

3rd Place: James Machine Works

Division II:

1st Place: Westgate

2nd Place: Thermon

Division III:

1st Place: MMR Constructors

2nd Place: ISC Constructors

3rd Place: Ardent Services

Specialty Trade Soft Craft

Division I:

1st Place: Specialized Industrial Maintenance

2nd Place: Industrial Specialist

3rd Place: Nextgen- The Bartlett Group Division II:

1st Place: Turner Specialty Services

2nd Place: BrandSafway

Division III:

1st Place: Brock Services

2nd Place: Excel Modular Scaffolding & Leasing Corporation

Division I:

Technical Support

1st Place: BGS

2nd Place: Loadstar Product Handling Services

3rd Place: Austin Fire Systems

Division II:

1st Place: Premium Inspection & Testing

2nd Place: Hoist & Crane Service Group

Division III:

1st Place: PSC Group

2nd Place: Total Safety U.S.

The GBRIA Craft Workforce Development Committee is led by GBRIA board members Steve Welch, OxyChem, and Theo Webre, Dow, and supported by GBRIA staff member, Brandon Smith. .

In 2022, the committee results include:

• Hosted the 15th Annual Craft Workforce Development Awards Banquet. LA. Regional high schools, high school educators, post-secondary institutions and skilled craft contracting companies and industrial facilities received awards for their craft training and workforce development programs.

• Drove high school Millwright career/training promotion.

• Increase engagement with RPCC Westside craft training initiatives.

• Continued partnering with ABC, Associated Builders and Contractors, for the cents/hour collection which provides over $1 million per year in funding.

• Continued promoting the Foreman Development Guide, created by GBRIA, which is being used by the National Center for Construction, Education and Research, NCCER.

• Delivered the Semi-Annual Craft Labor Forecast.

• Started the development of a Long-Term Manpower Forecast.

GBRIA and GBRIA members work with the following institutions to enhance our workforce development efforts. These institutions provide education and training to the incoming industrial workforce.

• Alliance Safety Council

• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Bayou Chapter

• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Pelican Chapter

• Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC)

• Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC)

• Career Compass

• ITI Technical College

• Louisiana Department of Education

• Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS)

• Louisiana Construction Education Foundation (LCEF)

• Louisiana Statewide Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee

• Louisiana State University

• Louisiana Workforce Commission

• National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)

• River Parishes Community College (RPCC)

• Southeastern Louisiana University

• University View Academy

The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance’s (GBRIA) Craft Workforce Development Awards acts as both an awards and benchmarking program. This program was developed in 2007 through a joint effort of GBRIA’s Contractor Workforce Development Committee, Board of Directors and local contractors. The program has been designed to promote best practices to improve the skills and retention of craft personnel in the region and to recognize and reward contractors, member plants, schools, educators and other individuals who contribute to recruitment, assessment, training, career path education and retention efforts.

GBRIA’s Craft Workforce Development Awards offers awards for the following groups: Mechanical and Electrical Contractors; Civil and Structural Contractors; other Specialty Contractors; Industrial Plants/Facilities; High Schools and Individual Champions. These awards support one of GBRIA’s strategic objectives to ensure access to a competitive and skilled company and contract workforce.

High School Awards

Award of Recognition:

Albany High School

St. Michael the Archangel High School

Plaquemine High School

Award of Merit: East Baton Rouge Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC)

Dutchtown High School

Holden High School

Award of Excellence: East Ascension High School

Live Oak High School

St. Amant High School

Walker High School

West Feliciana High School

Contractor Awards

General Construction & Maintenance

Division I:

Award of Recognition:

Action Industries, Inc.

Moore Industries

Optimal Field Services

Division II:

Award of Merit: Cajun Industries, LLC

REPCON

Award of Excellence: EXCEL

Division III:

Award of Merit: Worley

Zachry Group

Award of Excellence: Brown & Root Industrial Services

Performance Contractors, Inc.

Turner Industries Group, LLC.

Specialty Trades (Soft Craft)

Division I:

Award of Recognition: Industrial Specialists

Contractor Awards

Division II:

Award of Recognition:

Excel Modular Scaffolding

Award of Merit: Petrin, LLC

Specialty Trade (Hard Craft)

Division I:

Award of Merit: Westgate, LLC

Award of Excellence: PALA

Division II:

Award of Merit:

Triad Electric and Controls

Award of Excellence: MMR Group

ISC Constructors Technical Support

Division I:

Award of Recognition: Acuren Inspection

Division II:

Award of Excellence: Turner Specialty Services, LLC

Post-Secondary Awards

Technical Education

Award of Merit: Baton Rouge Community College

River Parishes Community College

Award of Excellence: The Associated Builders and Contractors, Pelican Chapter

Continuing Education

Award of Excellence: Alliance Safety Council

LSU Online and Continuing Education

Build support in the local community for retention and growth of our industries

The GBRIA Public Affairs Committee is led by GBRIA board members

Steve Ledoux, Olin, and Chet Peterson, Shintech, and supported by GBRIA staff member, Laine Peterson.

In 2022, the committee and staff results include:

• Published 12 newsletters to members and partners.

• Expanded GBRIA’s social media presence by engaging more in our social media platforms.

• Published media on digital platforms, such as the Baton Rouge Business Report, BIC, and LABI, and print outreach such as Baton Rouge Parents Magazine, LCA, and Industry Makes Cobranding. GBRIA also created leave-behinds for jobs fairs such as Build Your Future and RPCC’s Career Fair.

• Supported GBRIA events throughout the year.

• Created a donation policy by GBRIA for other organizations.

• Initiated a Workforce Community Impact Report to showcase what zip code industry employees live in and what zip code they work in.

• Promoted, and collaborated and helped transition Industry Makes to become up a new 501(c)(4) entity.

• Created and published GBRIA’s 2022 Annual Report.

Member companies of GBRIA are working daily to reduce emissions and waste to protect Louisiana’s environment. Members work with each other, academic facilities, government officials, and others to educate on and create technology and the most up-to-date data with the hopes of furthering emission reductions. Members invest millions, or even billions, of dollars into reducing emissions and increasing the production of cleaner fuels.

In line with emission reduction goals, Louisiana became the first state to develop a plan with the purpose of significantly cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Louisiana is heavily focused on initiatives such as carbon capture and sequestration to bring down industry emissions. 6

Source: Louisiana state government’s Climate Action Plan, February 2022

Carbon capture sequestration (CCS) is a process created to remove carbon dioxide emissions from industry operations and either reuse or store the emissions to keep it from entering the environmental atmosphere.

The carbon dioxide emissions are stored in oil and gas reservoirs, unmineable coal seams, and deep saline reservoirsgeological formations that have stored crude oil, natural gas, and carbon dioxide for millions of years.

Louisiana is in a position where the state has ideal geology for sequestration and preexisting framework, industrial corridors that contain pure carbon sources located close to existing CO2 pipeline infrastructure, making the state a key component in CCS. 8

Air Products is investing $4.5 billion into a clean, blue hydrogen energy complex coupled with being the world’s largest carbon capture for sequestration operation. This initiative will create 170 permanent jobs and more than 2,000 construction jobs for over three years. 9

CF Industries is investing $198.5 million to construct a CO2 compression and dehydration unit at its Ascension Parish plant with the goal of reducing carbon emissions. The project will create 12 permanent jobs and retain 521 existing jobs in the Capital Region. 10

Total Energies, Sempra, & Mitsubishi Corporation announced their joint venture to create a carbon capture facility that is designed to receive and permanently store CO2 from multiple sources. 11

Venture Global is investing $10 billion into an LNG facility in Cameron Parish. The project is projected to create 200 direct jobs and 867 indirect jobs, with a potential total of 2,300 jobs at peak construction. 12

Cleco is investing $900 million into building a carbon capture facility that will create over 1,000 construction jobs and between 30 and 40 permanent jobs all while reducing carbon emissions. 13

Occidental Petroleum partnered with 1PointFive to lease 27,000 acres of land in Western Louisiana with the goal of developing a carbon sequestration hub to permanently store industrial carbon emissions.14

ExxonMobil and CF Industries have partnered to permanently store carbon emissions through EnLink Midstream LLC’s CO2 pipeline network. The capital investment is expected to be around $200 million. 15

Industry has invested millions of dollars into improving efficiency and reducing emissions while producing cleaner energy.

Industry values providing jobs to individuals with different backgrounds and experiences. These jobs support communities and families throughout the United States and especially Louisiana.

236,921

Manufacturing and construction jobs provided by industry in Louisiana 19

$107,231 Average petrochemical wage in Louisiana 20

$40,950 Average wage in Louisiana 21

GBRIA members value being a good neighbor within their communities. Industry provides ~$73 billion to the state GDP in Louisiana as well as ~$4.5 billion to state and local tax revenue. 22 In addition to this, industry contributes to local communities through donating and volunteering. Industry partners with community residents, academic institutions, leaders, and local organizations to communicate to and build relationships with their communities.

$73 billion

To state GDP contributions from Louisiana industry, representing a total of 28% of all statewide GDP. 22

$4.5 billion

In state and local tax revenue from Louisiana industry, representing 14.6% of all state taxes. 22

Petrochemical and manufacturing products are essential for daily life and our quality of living. From plastics to paints, medical syringes to hand sanitizers, cosmetics to clothing, fertilizers to food preservatives, carpet to safety glass, crayons to markers, electronics to packaging, and so much more.

These products would not be what they are without starting with six basic petrochemicals- ethylene, propylene, butadiene, benzene, toluene, and xylene- that are combined with other chemicals to create high quality everyday products. 2

Did you know?

The petrochemical and manufacturing industries are essential components to creating necessary, and even lifesaving, products in the healthcare industry.

Paper: Used to minimize germs and contamination

Propylene: Used in the production of the filter

Steel: Used for operating tables

Xylene: Used in the production of the sheath Toluene: Used in the production of the nose piece

Xylene: Used in the production of the rubber plunger

Propylene: Used in the production of the syringe barrel

Butadiene: Used in the production of rubber medical gloves

detergents, tile and flooring, solvents, and more. 3

Propylene is a product that exists naturally in the environment and is used commercially as a chemical intermediate in manufacturing processes. 3

Butadiene is used in making tires, wetsuits, carpet backing, and other synthetic rubbers. 3

Benzene is used to produce clothing, packaging, paints, adhesives, dyes, and more. 4

Toluene is used in the process of making foams, floor coatings, sports track, and waterproof clothing. 4

Xylene is used in printing, rubber, and leather industries. 4

Annual Meeting

February 1, 2023

Hilton Capitol Centre

Safety Excellence Awards Banquet

March 17, 2023

L’Auberge Resort

Clay Shoot Tournament

April 28, 2023

Bridgeview Gun Club

Industry Expo

June 29, 2023

Lamar Dixon Expo Center

Craft Workforce Development

Awards Banquet

August 31, 2023

Renaissance Hotel

Members/Partners

Appreciation Social

September 22, 2023

Parc 73

Golf Tournament & Gumbo Cook Off

November 2, 2023

Pelican Point Golf Club

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