MONACA, Pa. — MONACA, Pa. (AP) - President Donald Trump is coming to western Pennsylvania Tuesday to visit a multibillion-dollar ethane cracker plant under construction.
The massive Shell Pennsylvania Chemicals plant in Monaca will convert natural gas liquids into plastic pellets to be used in manufacturing.
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There are currently about 5,000 construction workers on the site.
Shell has said it expects to have about 600 permanent workers at the Ohio River facility, once it's fully built and up and running sometime in the early 2020s.
The plant will be operated by Shell Polymers.
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