Demolition continues at possible site for Belmont County ethane cracker
Thursday, March 31, 2016
PTT Global Chemical has not yet chosen where its proposed ethane cracker will be built, but crews continue demolition work at the Dilles Bottom location.
According to The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register, workers for FirstEnergy Corp. are tearing down the former R.E. Burger power plant, which began providing coal-fired electricity in 1944.
If PTT chooses the Belmont County location, the ethane cracker would not be able to begin processing natural gas until 2020.
Read more: The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register > Demolition Ongoing at Former Burger Plant Site, Future Home of Possible PTT Global Chemical Ethane Cracker in Dilles Bottom in Belmont Cracker
More about the ethane cracker:
- PTT Global Chemical creates website for Belmont County ethane cracker project March 5, 2016
- 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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