Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex
| Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex | |
|---|---|
Construction of the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex along the Ohio River, Beaver County, Pennsylvania in January 2019 | |
Shell ethylene cracker | |
| Location | Potter Township, PA |
| Coordinates | 40°40′8.8926″N 80°20′11.349″W / 40.669136833°N 80.33648583°W |
| Products | Polyethylene |
| Area | 386 acres |
| Owner | Shell Oil Company |
The Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex, formally known as Shell Polymers Monaca, is an ethylene cracker and three polyethylene production plants located in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, United States, owned and operated by Shell Oil Company, the American subsidiary of supermajor oil company Royal Dutch Shell. The plant is near the interchange of Interstate 376 and Pennsylvania Route 18, about 25 miles (40 km) from Pittsburgh. Operations began in November 2022. The nameplate capacity is 1.6 million tons per year of plastic pellets.
The site also includes a natural gas power plant to support both the plant and the local electric grid, a 900 ft (270 m)-long cooling tower, a rail system with over 3,000 freight cars, numerous loading facilities for both trains and trucks, a water treatment plant, an office building, a laboratory, and an innovation center. The complex cost around $14 billion to build. In July 2025 it was put up for sale by Shell.