PTT Global Chemical creates website for Belmont County ethane cracker project
Saturday, March 5, 2016
PTT Global Chemical, the Thai company that has expressed interest in building an ethane cracker in Belmont County, Ohio, has created a website for the project. The website includes project facts, updates, maps, images and an FAQ section.
The website can be accessed here.
More about the ethane cracker:
- Belmont County ethane cracker could bring jobs to area Jan. 27, 2016
- Will decisions be made about Ohio River ethane crackers in 2016? Dec. 31, 2015
- Early work on Belmont County ethane cracker to be finished by mid-2016 Nov. 25, 2015
- PTT Global Chemical to invest $100M in Belmont County site Sept. 5, 2015
- Company planning to build ethane cracker in Belmont County offered incentives from JobsOhio May 30, 2015
- Thai company looking for third partner for Belmont County ethane cracker May 24, 2015
- Belmont County could be home to future $5 billion cracker plant April 23, 2015
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