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Global Location Strategies LLC (GLS), headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, is a leading consulting firm specializing in site selection, location strategy, and incentive negotiations for manufacturing and industrial companies. Originating in the 1970s as Fluor Corporation's site selection division, it spun off independently in 2009 under the leadership of Didi Caldwell.
With over 50 years of experience, GLS guides clients through comprehensive location decisions, including benchmarking, site identification and evaluation, workforce and logistics analysis, technical due diligence, and securing economic incentives. The firm evaluates more than 850 data points to assess risks, costs, and operational fit, serving sectors such as chemicals, petrochemicals, advanced materials, and clean technologies.
Notable chemical industry projects include site selection for Yuhuang Chemical's methanol complex, WACKER's polysilicon facility, and Albemarle's lithium hydroxide plant. Recently, GLS was engaged by Perpetual Next to evaluate U.S. sites for biomethanol and torrefaction facilities.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving GLS, of which 2 are active.
GLS's role on them: Pre-FEED / FEL study.
2 new construction.
Contractors and licensors are recorded on all 2 of them For subscribers
Targeting: Methanol (2)
Consultant to assess U.S. candidate sites and feedstock markets, compare torrefaction, biomethanol and integrated concepts, and deliver evidence-based site-selection reports with risks and next steps.
Three new facilities will process 1M tons of biomass annually, leveraging a blueprint for rapid scaling to meet rising biomethanol demand driven by new policies and industry initiatives.
The company redeems bonds as part of a debt reduction plan, preparing for 2026 growth capital. It is also expanding biomethanol production across Europe and the U.S.
Investment funds facility expansion for biomethanol production in Europe and the US, including the world's largest torrefaction reactor, with support from ING Corporate Finance.
Perpetual Next plans a biomethanol hub in Georgia, converting wood residues into fuel, creating jobs, and boosting the local economy.
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