GEISMAR, LA — About 30 miles northwest of New Orleans, in a rural setting outside of Geismar, sits a Honeywell/ Genetron refrigerant plant. The property runs down to the banks of the Mississippi River and has neighboring chemical plants on either side. Emerging from the middle of this busy landscape will be a new structure, one that will expand refrigerant production and help introduce a new product.
With New Orleans’ hospitality and a Mardi Gras flair, Honeywell celebrated the groundbreaking on an unseasonably warm April 5 day. With cows grazing across the street, dozens of visitors and community leaders were treated to a festive look at the future of environmentally friendly HFC-125 and the addition of HFC-245fa to Honeywell’s product line.