10 new projects and construction sites, $10B +

1. Sasol to spend $3.5B in Louisiana as it builds ethane cracker

Sasol broke ground on the $9 billion, 1.5-million-ton-per-year ethane cracker in March 2015. It is expected to start up in 2019

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2. Axiall, Lotte Chemical break ground on $3B Louisiana plant

Axiall Corp. and Korean firm Lotte Chemical on Tuesday broke ground on a new $3 billion chemical plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The facility, located near Axiall’s existing plants, will include a $1.9 billion ethane cracker and a $1.1 billion monoethylene glycol plant. Both plants are expected to start up in 2019.

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3. Shell To Build A New Petrochemicals Complex In Pennsylvania

Houston - Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC (Shell) has taken the final investment decision to build a major petrochemicals complex, comprising an ethylene cracker with polyethylene derivatives unit, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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