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Shell begins main construction phase for cracker plant
Shell Chemicals announced Wednesday that the preliminary site work has been completed in Beaver County and construction will move on to its main phase.
The $6 billion ethane cracker plant, announced in June 2016, will now begin to take shape with the construction of fo
ur processing units: an ethane cracker and three polyethylene units,
according to a news release.
The cracker alone will consist of more than 200 major components and 95 miles of pipe, according to the release, while a 900-foot cooling tower, rail- and truck-loading facilities, water treatment plant, office building, laboratory and 250-megawatt natural gas fired power plant are also a part of future construction.
About 920 union tradesmen
are working on site at the cracker now
, expected to rise to 1,000 by the end of the year, and hit a peak of 6,000 around mid-2019 before the plant is operational early in the next decade. The plant is expected to create 600 permanent jobs.
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Shell starts main construction on Pennsylvania petrochemicals complex
HOUSTON, Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (Shell) today announced the official start of the main construction phase of its major petrochemicals complex in Potter Township, Pennsylvania. This follows the successful completion of the site preparation and detailed design and engineering work. The final investment decision was taken in June 2016, with commercial production expected to begin early next decade.
The main construction phase will soon begin on Shell's Petrochemical complex in Potter Township, PA.
The early works program has been a significant project. Work included building bridges, relocating a state highway, improving existing interchanges, repositioning a rail line, and preparing foundations for the new complex. The site is now ready for the main construction to start.
"Today marks an important step forward for this major growth project," said Graham van't Hoff, Executive Vice President for Shell's global chemicals business. "The preparation phase went well and our focus is now on ensuring first-class construction. Shell's commercial, engineering and manufacturing expertise will help make this project a great success."
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Countdown to the Cracker: 'Whole skyline of the site will change dramatically'
“Next year we’ll start (construction of the major pieces of the plant) … and suddenly the whole skyline of the site will change dramatically,” said
Todd Whittemore
, global technology manager for polyethylene, Shell Global Solutions US during a session at Thursday’s Shale Insight conference in downtown Pittsburgh.
That doesn’t mean that there hasn’t been a lot of work going on at the site. There’s been the demolition of the Horsehead Holding zinc smelter, environmental remediation, a moving of a piece of a state highway, and a complete transformation of the site. And that’s not all, Shell officials said.
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One year after Trump's election, where are we now?
It's been one year since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States.
Even before he stepped foot in the Oval Office, it was clear a Trump administration would have significant implications for the construction industry. During his campaign, the then-candidate built part of his platform around tax reform and heavy infrastructure investment, while touting the need for significant regulatory rollbacks.
Industry leaders, energized by the real estate mogul's ties to their base, hoped a Trump presidency would mean a new era for construction.
Early on in his term, the president was able to turn some legislative wheels, making good on his promises to cut through Obama-era red tape. Still, Trump's unwillingness to hand down details on his proposed
$1 trillion infrastructure plan has deflated some industry observers' optimism in a near-term plan for such investment.
As the president closes out his first year in office, we take a look back at some of the industry expectations that followed Trump's election last November to see what has changed and what may be still to come in the remainder of his term.
Rebuilding the nation's public works
Since the early days of his campaign, infrastructure had been chief among the issues that would guide Trump's eventual path to the White House.
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The OVCEC is excited to announce the launch of a new bi-monthly magazine, “
Under Construction,
” slated to reach architects, engineers, inspectors, contractors, local and state government offices, building trade unions and representatives throughout the tri-state area.
Under Construction
will replace our current monthly Construction Report publication.
Under Construction
will be distributed to all OVCEC members as well as members of five other affiliated associations in the tri-state area and
elected officials, municipal building departments, and union representatives.
The OVCEC spans throughout the Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia area, representing more than 400 construction industry professionals in over 25 local trade associations that includes general contractors, specialty and subcontractors, building owners and developers, construction managers and supply and service firms.
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OSHA issues Final Rule, delays crane operator certification
- OSHA released its Final Rule Thursday, extended its deadline for crane operators to be certified by one year to Nov. 10, 2018. Now in effect, the rule also pushed back the employer duty that crane operators must be competent to safely operate a crane for the same amount of time, according to the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators.
- Concerns have arisen about whether operators need to be certified by crane type and its lifting capacity, and if certification alone means that an operator is qualified. OSHA says the delay will allow sufficient time to address those issues.
- The delay comes just one day before the requirement was scheduled to be implemented. Read More....
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Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council
Ginny Favede Executive Director
21 Armory Drive Wheeling West Virginia 26003
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