Mile 128.4 - RBD - Air Products, Air Liquide, Praxair, Galata, Koch Nitrogen

128.4 RBD - Air Products, Air Liquide, Praxair, Galata, Koch Nitrogen

Air Products, Air Liquide, and Praxair are companies that operate facilities that supply industrial air products to larger industrial facilities. Most of the larger industrial complexes will have at least one of these facilities which supply liquid nitrogen, oxygen, CO2, and various other gasses to the larger facilities that use them in their production processes. Air Liquide acquired an air separation plant from Dow Chemical in December 2003 and is the exclusive supplier of oxygen to Dow's 270,000 tonne/year n-butanol (NBA) plant in Taft and its operations in Seadrift, Texas.

Galata Chemicals is one of the world's leading producers and marketers of additives for the Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and associated industries; including plasticizers, lubricants, and foaming agents. The facility primarily manufactures polymer additives, which maintain the durability and longevity of PVC pipe, fencing, and plastic products.

Koch Nitrogen anhydrous ammonia import/export terminal. In 1995 a leak caused ammonia to spread over the St. Charles Parish area causing health effects in many residents and resulting in a lawsuit with 8,000 individuals who believed that they were harmed.