Portfolios

A leader in paper and paperboard recycling, with production plants in Canada and 80+ destinations throughout North America, was looking for rail commercial market expertise to help them maximize the outcome of their master rail contract renewals.

A major petroleum refiner, producing high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and specialty lubricant products was looking for a comprehensive railcar fleet assessment to understand opportunities for improved efficiencies and cost reductions.

PLG’s team of experts conducted a comprehensive US road freight analysis and delivered a freight contract review and spend analysis with benchmarking; evaluated service level requirements; reviewed processes and developed a set of process improvement and savings initiatives.

An international leader in developing technology to make clean burning, renewable second-generation biofuels was looking to team up with a leading provider of waste disposal and recycling services to recycle landfill gases into cost-effective compressed natural gases (CNG) and bring them to the energy and transportation markets.

One of the world’s largest international petrochemicals manufacturers was seeking a way to optimize their export supply chain by selecting a North American warehouse and packaging location(s), enabling them to respond to the needs of their customers in key markets around the world.

The client is a leading exploration and production (E&P) company with a top position in the Permian Basin, as well as other North American shale plays and numerous international off-shore/deep-water locations.  PLG Consulting helped with a highly successful Permian Basin frac sand sourcing and logistics strategy.

PLG was engaged to identify operational and infrastructure risks of the client’s current supply chain and determine necessary improvements with new supply chain strategies to accommodate a 54% volume increase from a new mine location while improving their competitiveness.

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.