New IHS Markit Studies demonstrate Shale Crescent USA is a the most profitable place to build a petrochemical plant.

An independent report by IHS Markit commissioned by Shale Crescent USA (funded in part by JobsOhio) to evaluate and compare the major chemical investments in the region with existing producers in other competitive regions.

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Wally Kandel, Shale Crescent USA Founder

Wally Kandel, Co-Founder of Shale Crescent USA Appears on Bloomberg TV to Discuss How Shale Crescent USA Could Change the Future of Petrochemicals.

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Without considering the time value of money, the pre-tax cash flow of the Shale Crescent USA project from 2020 to 2040 amounts to $11.5 Billion, compared to $7.9 Billion for a similar Gulf Coast project, a pre-tax cash flow advantage of $3.6 Billion for a nearly $3 Billion investment in an ethylene/polyethylene plant.” Source: IHS Markit

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In The News

- Natural gas end-users, in the U.S. have realized $1.1 trillion in savings since 2008 as a result of increased natural gas production in the Shale Crescent USA region (Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia), according to a new economic analysis releas
  October 21, 2019
- PTT reaches agreement with environmental organizations over proposed ethane cracker plant.
  Wheeling Intelligencer and News Register, September 23, 2019
- DeWine Should Leverage Ohio’s Natural Gas, Location
  Matt Mayer, Op-Ed
  Columbus Dispatch, August 30, 2019
- Gov. Justice announces Governor’s Downstream Jobs Task Force to capitalize on West Virginia’s future in the petrochemical industry
  Press Release
  August 28th, 2019
- Jerry James, Co-Founder of Shale Crescent USA and President of Artex Oil predicts growth from natural gas liquids
  S&P Global Platts, August 28, 2019 by Jim Magill.
- President Trump’s Visit Highlights Manufacturing Opportunities in Shale Crescent USA
- Bechtel announces that Thailand's PTT Global Chemical has awarded it a contract to build an ethane cracker in Belmont County, Ohio, in the heart of the Shale Crescent USA.
  Petrochemical Update, June 25, 2019 by Heather Doyle
- Marcellus, Utica could support four more crackers: DOE
  Author - Bill Holland, Editor - Gail Roberts
  S&P Global, June 20, 2019
- Shale deposits drawing plastics attention to Ohio Valley
  Frank Esposito, Plastics News
  June 11, 2019