LOUISIANA Regenyx LLC is considering constructing a polystyrene reprocessing plant at the Americas Styrenics styrene production plant in St. James. The project scope includes construction of equipment foundations; purchase and erection of structural steel; and purchase and installation of polystyrene materials receiving equipment, pyrolysis reactors, storage tanks, condensers, heat exchangers, and vapor treatment equipment. Regenyx is a joint venture between AmSty and Agilyx Corp. The project is valued at $50 million. Americas Styrenics LLC, 24 Waterway Ave., The Woodlands, Texas, 77380. IR#LA210403.
NEW MEXICO Escalante H2 Power is planning to retrofit the retired coal-fired, 253-MW Escalante Generating Station in Prewitt to a hydrogen-fired power plant and construct a hydrogen purification plant on an adjacent site, and an underground carbon dioxide sequestration facility nearby. The project scope includes construction of injection and monitoring wells and equipment foundations; purchase and erection of structural steel and storage tanks; installation of a hydrogen purification system. Escalante H2 Power is a joint effort between Newpoint Gas LLC and Brooks Energy Company. The companies will perform engineering, procurement and construction management in-house and utilize Newpoint’s proprietary process technology for the project. Construction is expected to begin in 2022. The estimated EPC cost is $250 million. Newpoint Gas, LLC, 1124 Milam St., Columbus, Texas, 78934. IR#NM210406.