DHL Supply Chain's leased campus is set to expand with the addition of a third distribution building. Denver-based DCT Industrial Trust will be adding a 220,000-square-foot building to the DHL leased campus, bringing the facilities to a total 535,000 square feet. The company acquired over 13 acres adjacent to the existing campus and will break ground [...]
The Keystone XL Pipeline could bring more than 800,000 barrels of Canadian oil to the area's coastal refineries. If and when the the pipeline is completed, those barrels coming from the northern oil sands would run into competition for refinery access with oil from Latin American countries. Mexico relies on coastal U.S. refineries since its [...]
Sulzer began construction on a new Pasadena pump services facility with a groundbreaking ceremony in January. Sulzer is an independent service provider for repair and maintenance of turbomachinery, pumps and electro-mechanical equipment. The company currently operates a Houston location, and the Pasadena service center will be the new regional headquarters for pump services. The new [...]
After years of construction and months of announcements, a new Braskem America plant started up in La Porte. The plant makes ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, or “UTEC." Braskem states that UTEC is eight times lighter than steel and lasts 10 times longer than high density polyethylene. UTEC applications include automotive, transportation, electronics, fibers, textiles and [...]
Gulbrandsen Technologies finds itself repeatedly under scrutiny with Harris County. Multiple mishaps have proven enough to touch off a lawsuit. Last month the the Harris County Attorney's Office filed a legal claim asking for stiff civil penalties and an injunction that would force Gulbrandsen Technologies to implement a site-specific Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, decommission [...]
Environmental groups announced their plan to sue the Pasadena refinery over allegations the location consistently released illegal levels of particulate matter. Environment Texas and Sierra Club said in a statement they intend to file a suit within the 60-day grace period against Pasadena Refining System, Inc. or PRSI which is owned by Petrobras, the state-controlled [...]
A credit card thief is thought to be responsible for thousands of dollars of fraudulent credit card transactions in Deer Park, Pasadena, Houston and La Porte. The Deer Park Police Department seeks input from the community to locate the suspect, who has reportedly stolen nearly $10,000 in the past months. The suspect attempts to [...]
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem will start up its second Houston-area plastics plant this month. Construction for Braskem's new area plant was completed in October. Latin America's largest petrochemical company has a strong presence in Texas after buying Sunoco plants (one of which is also in La Porte) and Dow Chemical Co. plants over the last few years. [...]
The Pasadena Police Department believe that two men are responsible for several burglaries in multiple locations throughout Harris County. The Pasadena Police Department's Burglary and Theft Division are asking for the public's help identifying the men they say are responsible for burglarizing a building in the 2600 block of Spencer Highway on Oct. 14 around 11:45 p.m. [...]
A lawsuit has drawn national attention to Pasadena, Harris County's second-largest city. Redistricting issues, including closed-door meetings over restructuring, are under scrutiny based on allegations that the city's system of elected government discriminates against Latinos. Redistricting has raised contentious debate in Pasadena for several years. In 2013, the city voted to change how it elects city [...]