Bayer announced on December 22 that it plans to build an ethane cracking unit in West Virginia, USA, to take advantage of the ethane production from shale gas in the Marcellus shale deposit area.
The company has three production facilities in the Marcellus shale area of ​​West Virginia: the new polyurethane and plastics unit in New Martinsville, the ethylene glycol unit in South Charleston and Insitut's insecticides and isocyanates. Device. These production sites are located in densely populated areas in the heart of the Marcellus shale area. Bayer said that because of the use of ethane from shale gas nearby, the construction of an ethane cracker near Instiute or New Martinsville would reduce raw material costs.
The company has three production facilities in the Marcellus shale area of ​​West Virginia: the new polyurethane and plastics unit in New Martinsville, the ethylene glycol unit in South Charleston and Insitut's insecticides and isocyanates. Device. These production sites are located in densely populated areas in the heart of the Marcellus shale area. Bayer said that because of the use of ethane from shale gas nearby, the construction of an ethane cracker near Instiute or New Martinsville would reduce raw material costs.