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® September 18 2019 Vol. LVI • No. 19
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Inside
A Plant Grows Near the ’Burgh
Second Span of K Bridge Opens in NYC…10
Volvo Names Hoffman Certified Used Center…14
Progress continues on the reported multi-billion-dollar Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC ethylene cracker plant in Beaver County, Pa., 30 mi. northwest of Pittsburgh.
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Cleveland Brothers to Carry Weiler Forestry…22
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Progress continues on the reported multi-billion-dollar Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (Shell) ethylene cracker plant in Beaver County, Pa., 30 mi. northwest of Pittsburgh. “Currently we have around 5,000 construc-
tion workers on site, with that number ramping up to a peak of 6,000 workers in the coming months,” said Shell spokesman Ray Fisher in August. Once the facility is operational, sometime in the early 2020s, there will be 600 fulltime workers.” Fisher reported that the final investment decision was taken in June 2016, and the size of the
site is 386 acres. “We will not disclose the cost of the project, nor a specific start date,” he said. He did report that Bechtel is the main contractor for the project. In May, approximately 100 cranes were on the job site. The plant will include an ethylene cracker see PLANT page 126
A Proud Industry Thrives in Coal Country
Truck & Trailer Section ....57-65 By Colin Kund Recycling Section ............69-93 Snow & Ice Section ......102-104 Attachment & Parts Section...... ......................................105-109 Auction Section ............114-129 Business Calendar ..............122 Advertisers Index ................130
CEG CORRESPONDENT
(Editor’s note: this is the first of a multi-part series that explores Lehigh Anthracite Coal LLC’s operations in Pennsylvania, the equipment it uses in its successful mining business and more.) Anthracite mining in Pennsylvania has a long and rich history dating back to the 1700s. In the early days and up to the 1970s, deep mining was how anthracite coal was extracted from the land on which Lehigh Anthracite Coal
LLC operates. Lehigh Anthracite Coal LLC operates an open pit mine on approximately 8,000 acres of land just outside of Tamaqua, Pa., in Schuylkill County. Lehigh Anthracite is the contract miner, employer and maintainer of all building assets on the property. There are 100 employees currently employed by the company. Lehigh Anthracite LP, a partnership between BET Associates IV LLC, and Robindale Energy & Associated Companies, owns all equipment on the see COAL page 40
An overview shot of the plant with raw material being imported via a belt on the left side of the photo.