Beaver County's Shell plastics plant falling short on promises, report says

Beaver County's Shell plastics plant falling short on promises, report says

A new report found Shell’s petrochemical complex in western Pennsylvania has fallen far short of expectations. The Beaver County plant was once projected to bring in $1.5 billion a year, but its cost has exceeded more than double its original $6 billion estimate. Todd Leahy, North America regional director for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, stated that the $14 billion project has yet to generate even $1 billion in pro…