Market Headwinds Buffet Appalachia’s Future as a Center for Petrochemicals

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By James BruggersMar 21, 2020, 8:00 am323 pts
A proposed $5.7 billion ethane plant in Belmont County, Ohio, was seen as a likely casualty even before coronavirus cratered oil prices and collapsed the economy. By James Bruggers Less than two years ago, the Trump administration and the chemical industry were promoting development of a plastics manufacturing…

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