Powdered Catalyst, Louisiana (PCLA) No. 1 opened in Baton Rouge, LA, USA in 1942 as the first petrochemical plant for fluid catalytic cracking. It was built by Catalytic Research Associates, a consortium formed in 1938 by Standard Oil of New Jersey; Standard Oil of Indiana; M.W. Kellogg; and the German chemical firm I.G. Farben. Currently the primary petrol refining process is catalytic cracking.

Date:
      1942, 1938
Name(s):
      M.W. Kellogg
Occupation:
      Petrochemical
Location:
      Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Additional Information:

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