Shell Polymers Monaca
In 2022, Shell completed construction of its 386-acre petrochemical complex in Potter Township, Beaver County – approximately 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The feat was nearly a decade in the making, with more than four years of construction activity involving approximately 9,500 workers at peak construction.
The plant, Shell Polymers Monaca, will produce an estimated 1.6 million tonnes of polyethylene pellets used by Shell’s customers to create products that we see and use every day including – common household goods; consumer and food packaging; as well as industrial and utility products.
Shell Polymers in Beaver County
Questions and Answers
Learn more about the Shell Pennsylvania Chemicals/Shell Polymers Monaca petrochemical facility under construction in Monaca, PA. The facility with produce polyethylene once operational in 2022
Environment/Sustainability
Over the past 100 years, Shell has continued to help preserve and protect our communities through hundreds of conservation projects and initiatives. Find out about what Shell is doing locally related to the environment and sustainability.
Fence Line Monitoring (FLM) Program
The Shell Polymers Monaca (SPM) site conducts bi-weekly passive sampling for Chemicals of Potential Concern, which include Benzene, n-Hexane, 1-3 Butadiene, Toluene, and Naphthalene. To conduct this monitoring, Shell has installed twenty (20) Passive Air Monitoring System (PAMS) locations.
Shell in the community
Community Care Team at Shell Polymers has been created to specifically focus on the needs of our neighbors.
Educational Initiatives
Shell Polymers supports education through the Shell Center for Process Technology.
What is polyethylene?
Learn more about polyethylene and its varying uses in many products essential to modern living.
Shell Polymers Commercial
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Excavations on the Ohio River Floodplain
The history of the Shell Polymers Monaca Plant, why it was chosen and the steps that where made to protect the historic aspects of the site.
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Educational Initiatives
Shell Polymers supports education through the Shell Center for Process Technology.
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