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Released September 07, 2017 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Florida continues to prepare for the worst as Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Caribbean, hitting a string of islands in the northern Lesser Antilles before tearing into Puerto Rico. With evacuations underway along its southern coast, the Sunshine State already is looking to what could be a lengthy and costly cleanup. According to Industrial Info's database, there are 765 industrial plants that are potentially in Irma's path.
IIR Energy has organized a summary of Hurricane Harvey's impact on the power, chemical, petroleum refining and gas processing assets in its path. Click here to download the Hurricane Harvey Impact Report.
Irma hit the islands of Sint Maartin and Anguilla before moving toward Puerto Rico with 185-mph winds. According to the National Hurricane Center, a Hurricane Warning is in effect for Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, the British Virgin Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Vieques, Culebra, the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Warnings also are in effect for the Dominican Republic, running from Cabo Engano to the northern border with Haiti; and Haiti, running from the northern border with the Dominican Republic to Le Mole St. Nicholas.
Most residents on Antigua and Barbuda were without power, and about 1,000 were spending the night in shelters in Antigua, according to Antigua's ABS TV and Radio. Barbuda, which is north of Antigua, saw at least eight feet of rain. The privately run Antigua Power Company Limited (APC) supplies around 80% of the power generated in Antigua and Barbuda from its APC & Black Pine Power Stations in Saint Johns; for more information, see Industrial Info's plant profile.
Hurricane Irma has yet to make an impact to Caribbean refining production, but has the potential to affect up to 413,000 barrels per day (BBL/d). Despite the dangers posed by Irma, several refineries across the Caribbean have opted to remain online:
In Florida, evacuations were underway as of late Wednesday in the coastal areas of Miami-Dade and Broward counties; Palm Beach County, to the north of Broward, was considering its own evacuations. Model forecasts have shifted the center of Hurricane Irma eastward since Tuesday and now predict it will track Florida's east coast or stay just offshore, according to The Washington Post. Tropical-storm-force winds are likely to arrive in Florida on Saturday, and the heaviest conditions are expected on Sunday.
Among the Florida industries potentially in Irma's path are agriculture and lumber. Analysts say the price of lumber after Irma could mimic the price of gasoline following Hurricane Harvey: It could skyrocket overnight as facilities in the area shut down and the existing supply faces heavy demand from rebuilding efforts in Florida and Texas.
There are 10 pulp and paper mills that were in Irma's trajectory as of Wednesday. A handful of them are among the largest in the U.S. with respect to their output of products, including cellulosic fibers, tissue, towel grades and linerboard. In addition to pulp and paper products, seven of those mills generate electricity from more than two dozen generating units with an aggregate of approximately 512 megawatts.
Industrial Info is tracking about $830 million in active projects in Florida's Pulp, Paper & Wood Industry, including West Fraser Timber Company Limited's (Vancouver, British Columbia) proposed $5 million addition of a dry kiln and $5 million addition of a planer at a lumber mill in Whitehouse. The expansion would boost kiln capacity at the 80 million-board-foot-per-year facility and better economize its grading and sorting of dimensional lumber. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the dry kiln and planer additions.
If Irma does hit Florida for a sustained period, it likely will continue northward and hit Georgia and the Carolinas early next week, analysts say.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com/.
IIR Energy has organized a summary of Hurricane Harvey's impact on the power, chemical, petroleum refining and gas processing assets in its path. Click here to download the Hurricane Harvey Impact Report.
Irma hit the islands of Sint Maartin and Anguilla before moving toward Puerto Rico with 185-mph winds. According to the National Hurricane Center, a Hurricane Warning is in effect for Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, the British Virgin Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Vieques, Culebra, the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Warnings also are in effect for the Dominican Republic, running from Cabo Engano to the northern border with Haiti; and Haiti, running from the northern border with the Dominican Republic to Le Mole St. Nicholas.
Most residents on Antigua and Barbuda were without power, and about 1,000 were spending the night in shelters in Antigua, according to Antigua's ABS TV and Radio. Barbuda, which is north of Antigua, saw at least eight feet of rain. The privately run Antigua Power Company Limited (APC) supplies around 80% of the power generated in Antigua and Barbuda from its APC & Black Pine Power Stations in Saint Johns; for more information, see Industrial Info's plant profile.
Hurricane Irma has yet to make an impact to Caribbean refining production, but has the potential to affect up to 413,000 barrels per day (BBL/d). Despite the dangers posed by Irma, several refineries across the Caribbean have opted to remain online:
- In Cuba, the state-run Cuba-Petroleum Union's (CUPET) four refineries--the 65,000-BBL/d Camilo Cienfuegos Refinery, 30,000-BBL/d Hermanos Diaz Refinery, 36,000-BBL/d Habana Nico Lopez Refinery and 7,000-BBL/d Cabaiguan Sergio Soto Refinery--remained online as of Wednesday. See plant profiles for the Camilo Cienfuegos, Hermanos Diaz, Habana Nico Lopez and Cabaiguan Sergio Soto facilities.
- In Martinique, Societe Anonyme de la Raffinerie des Antilles (SARA) continued with normal operations at its 16,000-BBL/d Antilles Refinery; see plant profile.
- In Trinidad and Tobago, Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited continued with normal operations at its 190,000-BBL/d Pointe a Pierre Refinery; see plant profile.
- In Jamaica, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica continued with normal operations at its 35,000-BBL/d Kingston Refinery; see plant profile.
In Florida, evacuations were underway as of late Wednesday in the coastal areas of Miami-Dade and Broward counties; Palm Beach County, to the north of Broward, was considering its own evacuations. Model forecasts have shifted the center of Hurricane Irma eastward since Tuesday and now predict it will track Florida's east coast or stay just offshore, according to The Washington Post. Tropical-storm-force winds are likely to arrive in Florida on Saturday, and the heaviest conditions are expected on Sunday.
Among the Florida industries potentially in Irma's path are agriculture and lumber. Analysts say the price of lumber after Irma could mimic the price of gasoline following Hurricane Harvey: It could skyrocket overnight as facilities in the area shut down and the existing supply faces heavy demand from rebuilding efforts in Florida and Texas.
There are 10 pulp and paper mills that were in Irma's trajectory as of Wednesday. A handful of them are among the largest in the U.S. with respect to their output of products, including cellulosic fibers, tissue, towel grades and linerboard. In addition to pulp and paper products, seven of those mills generate electricity from more than two dozen generating units with an aggregate of approximately 512 megawatts.
Industrial Info is tracking about $830 million in active projects in Florida's Pulp, Paper & Wood Industry, including West Fraser Timber Company Limited's (Vancouver, British Columbia) proposed $5 million addition of a dry kiln and $5 million addition of a planer at a lumber mill in Whitehouse. The expansion would boost kiln capacity at the 80 million-board-foot-per-year facility and better economize its grading and sorting of dimensional lumber. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the dry kiln and planer additions.
If Irma does hit Florida for a sustained period, it likely will continue northward and hit Georgia and the Carolinas early next week, analysts say.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com/.
