Carus La Salle Manufacturing Plant
Large load · 1500 EIGHTH STREET, La Salle, IL
The Carus plant at 1500 Eighth Street in La Salle, Illinois, is the company's original manufacturing site, producing permanganates, catalysts, and phosphates. A fire on January 11, 2023 affected its warehouse and packaging facilities, and Carus has since completed a rebuild project affecting potassium permanganate production.
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Overview
Carus describes La Salle as its original site producing permanganates, catalysts, and phosphates. The plant sits in LaSalle County, Illinois.
Profile
- Ownership
- EPA registry data lists Carus Group Inc as parent owner of the facility.
- Recent changes
- A fire on January 11, 2023 affected the warehouse and packaging facilities. Carus announced a $20 million investment in 2022 to modernize the plant and add production capacity. A rebuild project affecting potassium permanganate production was later completed.
- Permits
- In 2024 Carus LLC applied to the Illinois EPA for a construction permit to reactivate four silos, add dust collectors, and replace a pneumatic transfer system damaged in the 2023 fire.
Facility
- Activity
- permanganates, catalysts, and phosphates
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Site type
- Facility
- Operating status
- Operating
Reported Jan 20, 2025
Related records
Timeline
- Aug 19, 2022
- $20 million expansion announced
State and Local Officials Visit Carus for Unveiling | Carus
- Jul 25, 2024
- Construction permit application under Illinois EPA review
epa.illinois.gov
- Jan 20, 2025
- Rebuild project completed
Building a Safer, Greener Future: Carus Rebuild Project Completion | Carus