# Shell Polymers building petrochemical complex in Pittsburgh area

Shell Polymers is building a massive petrochemical complex in the Pittsburgh area, which will include 3.5 billion pounds of annual polyethylene resin capacity. The project will create 600 full-time jobs and 6,000 construction jobs, with production expected to begin in the early 2020s.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-13
- Where: Pittsburgh area, Pennsylvania, United States
- Jobs: 600
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 3.5 billion pounds of polyethylene resin per year
- Products: polyethylene resin
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Shell Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/31846.md)

## Sources

- [absgoods.com](https://www.absgoods.com/news/shell-polymers-goes-back-to-the-future-14465202.html), 2018-05-13: "Production at the site is expected to begin in the early 2020s."

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