There is much talk about the plants that are in the planning stages for either Pa, Ohio, or WVa. This article talks about the site of the old J+L  Steel Works in Aliquippa Pa as a possible location being looked at by two Companies. The interesting thing is that one of the companies uses current steam technology while the other one is going to use a completely new technology.

"However, RMG and Aither officials said they have high hopes for their plant, which would be the first of its kind, because it would use patent-pending technology that would cost less to build and operate than a steam-cracking facility and take a shorter time to process ethane.

Abolina said the new technology also consumes 80 percent less energy than steam cracking and produces 60 percent less carbon dioxide output."

The green folks ought to be trumpeting this leap forward, but alas they don't want any carbon based products, period. Strange lot indeed.

Of course building either plant, or both would be beneficial to our areas .

Drill Baby, Drill

http://www.timesonline.com/news/business/second-chemical-company-mi...