Baker Botts has considerable experience in supporting the siting, construction and expansion of manufacturing facilities across a variety of industries, including chemical and petrochemical, refinery, fuel supply, semiconductor and automotive. These complex projects rely upon a broad array of legal disciplines, both in the U.S. and internationally, including tax, real estate, environmental, government relations, intellectual property and corporate.
A typical project of this type involves multiple agreements, addressing items such as local incentives, state incentives, utilities, rail transportation, labor, workforce training, real estate lease or purchase, supplier agreements, parent-subsidiary support, joint venture, purchase and sale, as well as engineering, procurement and construction.
Examples of Projects
Fuel Supply For Industrial Projects
Baker Botts lawyers have extensive experience representing large industrial energy consumers with respect to fuel supply issues. We have advised steel mills, chemical companies, sugar refineries, beer producers and electric power producers on securing reliable energy supply to meet their manufacturing requirements. This includes structuring firm, noninterruptible fuel supply as well as less costly (but less reliable) fuel supply arrangements when the industrial consumer's requirements can accommodate that risk.
Examples of Matters
Natural gas supply for industrial energy consumers, such as large manufacturing and production facilities and factories
Natural gas supply for electric power producers
Electric power supply for large industrial power consumers
Steam-related supply associated with cogeneration
Development of on-site high-purity oxygen and related industrial gases required for industrial feedstock and manufacturing purposes
Other Manufacturing and Processing Projects
Baker Botts has supported semiconductor and computer equipment manufacturers and their financiers in at least five significant plant expansions, and financings related to plant expansions. Our lawyers also served as lead counsel on site selection and negotiations for the Hyundai Motor Company's first U.S. assembly plant.