Northeast Could be Second U.S. Petrochemical Hub -
"'While the region with its ample and reliable supply of ethane is primed for the emergence as a second major petrochemical manufacturing hub in the United States, it faces the challenges of rapidly developing a workforce, as well as storage and pipeline infrastructure to fuel such development,' the report says."
Why this is important: The creation of a storage hub, including the network of pipeline infrastructure, could enable the Appalachian region to develop a community of petrochemical and derivative producers modeled after the U.S. Gulf Coast....
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