Portfolios

A capital partner engaged PLG to validate a clients' debt solution, whose loan collateral – a rail terminal and storage facility - was a sound investment. PLG’s due diligence included site visits, operations assessment, contract reviews, and market research to greenlight the loan.

PLG helped a private debt firm evaluate the long-term viability of public frac sand companies. Our experts profiled significant frac sand plants, analyzed value-add capabilities, and delineated cost by shale play. PLG delivered a clear strategy via a detailed risk and go-forward assessment.

Due to positive implications of the US energy and manufacturing markets, PLG Consulting helped identify three specific high-growth chemical product streams with concentrated bulk truck transport requirements and seven key market regions with expansion opportunities.

For a petroleum-based chemical joint venture of two O&G firms, PLG assembled a skilled team of SMEs and engineers who conducted extensive market research to identify qualified drumming and blending providers in key markets. PLG delivered a comprehensive list of 24 blending and drumming providers and identified opportunities to reduce overall logistics costs by 8%.

When their Spanish business unit announced a production shortfall and thus inability to fulfill existing customer order of over 600 wind turbine blades, this client turned to PLG Consulting for help.

By identifying opportunities and facilitating customer relationships, PLG Consulting enabled Client to secure new multi-million dollar unit train and vessel-loading business. Partnering with the client, provided market and commodity flow analysis for new bulk commodity. Organized senior level introductions with new customers.

Client sought to capitalize on the North American energy revolution and manufacturing expansion for new business. PLG Consulting developed actionable business development and growth opportunities by market sectors, geographic locations and industries that leveraged the Client’s core competencies and competitive advantages.

PLG Consulting performed rail yard site selection analysis/field work for three plant locations. Prepared eight primary layout iterations Delivered a two-phase construction plan for a 17-track railyard Provided Total Installed Cost (TIC) estimate with 20% +/- confidence for CAPEX plan

Bringing specific industry expertise, PLG improved overall rail operations for this land-locked chemical manufacturer.

This global polyolefins leader sought to expand capacity at its flagship production site and needed a rail design and operating plan.  PLG’s rail traffic flow operating strategy and infrastructure design reduced car touches by 14%, improved storage capacity, safety, and loading capacity and enabled future production growth.