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Indorama Ventures to revamp the abandoned ethane cracker site in Carlyss, Louisiana, which has sat idle on a 250-acre site since 2001 took a critical step towards breaking ground at the dormant Occidental Chemical Corp and proceed construction investing $175 million after receiving the air and water permits required.
Officials with Indorama Ventures said that issuance of a water permit in June and air permit in August keeps it on track for a scheduled fourth quarter 2017 startup.