Shell cracker plant nearing completion?

Workers have finished erecting major parts of the plant, but some 6,000 electricians, pipefitters and welders are still working to connect the pieces and finish the project, according to Michael Marr, business integration lead for Shell Appalachia.

Marr recently addressed attendees at Utica Summit VII on Thursday, providing an update on Shell’s petrochemical plant being constructed in western Pennsylvania, but failing to be more specific about its completion date, according to The Massillon Independent.

When the company announced its building plan in 2016, it said the plant would be completed in the early 2020s. Shell is the first company to start building a cracker in the region. Thailand-based PTT Global Chemical is exploring a similar project in Belmont County.

Learn more: The Massillon Independent > Utica Summit hear Shell cracker update

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