Petrochemicals complex
Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC is close to an air permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the construction of a petrochemicals complex, which will include a 250-MW power plant, to be located on the site formerly occupied by Horsehead Corp.'s Monaca Zinc Smelter plant in Potter and Center townships in Beaver County. Polyethylene pellets will be the final manufactured product of this facility. The pellets will be produced from one of two gas phase or one slurry technology polyethylene production lines. Combined design capacity for the three polyethylene production lines will be 1.6 million metric tons of polyethylene pellets per year. Ethylene will be manufactured on site as an intermediate product at this facility. Ethylene will be produced by cracking ethane feedstock received by pipeline. Design capacity for ethylene production will be 1.5 million metric tons per year. The ethylene will be entirely used on site as the primary feedstock for the polyethylene production lines.Three General Electric (NYSE: GE) Frame 6B natural gas-fired combustion turbines, 40.6 MW each and heat recovery steam generators will also be located at this facility to provide electricity and steam for use on site. Total generating capacity will be approximately 250 MW. Excess electricity will be sold to the grid in sufficient quantities to classify this facility as an electric utility..
Flenco is pleased to have been selected as preferred partner by GE Energy to supply its auxiliary systems for this project. For further inquiries about this collaboration, you can ask your usual contact person at our Sales Department or complete and send us our contact form.