The update includes changes to pollution control systems such as flare systems and the wastewater treatment plant.

When one of the plant’s furnaces exploded last June, union leader Kenneth Broadbent said, the company brought in 110 workers from Louisiana to do repairs. “The building trades and construction workers ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection held a public hearing Tuesday night, to gather comments about a new ...

The Iran war is highlighting global dependence on petrochemicals. The oil- and gas-based chemicals are used in products from ...

Beaver County’s declining economic metrics near local petrochemical development represent a concern for local families, but there lurks a related, less visible matter: the escalating financial costs ...

Shell’s plastics plant has racked up numerous environmental violations, resulting in tens of millions of dollars in fines ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Shell's CEO offers reassurance ...

Shell Polymers has entered into an agreement with Freepoint Eco-Systems to secure a steady supply of pyrolysis oil derived from waste plastics at Freepoint’s recycling facility in Hebron, OH, for its ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A community college in Beaver ...

Shell plc CEO Wael Sawan gave company shareholders an encouraging update on the company’s new polyethylene business in an Aug. 1 meeting with analysts. In 2022, Shell opened a major petrochemicals ...

CENTER TWP. ― An opportunity to get a free pair of smoke detectors is coming to the Beaver County community. Representatives for Shell Polymers, which manages the ethylene cracker plant in Potter ...