No more than 25 students per group. It is the largest petrochemical plant in Louisiana, with 18 separate production units on 1400 acres of former sugarcane field. The plant produces a number of base chemicals shipped elsewhere for conversion to retail products. These include chlorine, vinyl chloride, chlorinated polyethylene and methocel - a wood pulp product which is used to thicken milkshakes. The conference center features displays explaining the production of these chemicals and how they are used.
All tours offer a video orientation of the facility.
This trip can accommodate 15 to 50 students. The other tours include a bus tour through the plant and a walking tour through one of a variety of designated areas, including the Polyethylene Plant, Environmental Services, Research Lab, and Plantation House. Near the plant is a toxic chemical waste dump area containing more than 46,000 tons of toxics pumped into underground storage units between 1958 and 1973. DOW is now pumping the toxins to the surface for treatment. This part of the plant is not on the public tour.