Construction Suspended On Beaver County ‘Cracker Plant’

BEAVER CO, Pa. – (WPXI)- The Shell Cracker plant will shut down for the next week due to coronavirus concerns. The company provided the following statement: “The health and well-being of our workers and nearby communities remains Shell’s top priority. That’s an ethos we live by every day, but it’s especially relevant at time when the world is taking drastic measures to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. We’re committed to doing our part. We have made the decision to temporarily suspend construction activities at Shell’s Beaver County site, effective March 18th. In the days ahead we will install additional mitigation measures aligned with CDC guidance. -Hilary Mercer, VP Shell Pennsylvania Chemicals. Earlier in the day ,officials in Beaver County called for the temporary closure of the Shell Cracker plant in Potter Township after workers raised concerns about working conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak.