Contact:
Dan Loughney
337-493-3515
dloughney@portlc.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 10, 2016
Lake Charles, La.—The Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District board of commissioners recently authorized executive director Bill Rase to enter into a lease agreement with Southern Ionics, Inc., for the use of the District’s Warehouse 15-B and vacant land located at City Docks. The initial term for the agreement will be five years with two additional five-year terms.
The president of Southern Ionics, Inc., Milton Sundbeck, addressed the commissioners at the April board meeting. “It’s an exciting time. We look forward to working with the Port on this project,” said Sundbeck.
Southern Ionics, Inc. is a corporation that manufactures and ships sulfur chemicals, aluminum chemicals, aqua-ammonia and zirconium chemicals, and the products have widespread use for wastewater treatment, air pollution control, catalyst manufacturing, drilling mud additives and other industrial applications. The company has locations across the southeastern United States, including Baton Rouge, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, among others.
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About Port of Lake Charles
The Port of Lake Charles (Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District) oversees commerce on the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Southwest Louisiana. It operates two marine terminals and owns more than 5,000 acres zoned for industrial use, including an industrial park. The District is a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana and is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners. For more information, call 337-439-3661 or visit www.portlc.com.