Shale Gas Liquids to Feed N. American Ethane-Cracker Expansion

摘要

In the latest of several announcements by North Americanpetrochemical firms using low-cost shale gas liquids for feedstock, multinational chemical maker LyondellBasell Indus-tries NV says part of its post-bankruptcy future includes anexpansion of strongly profitable and cost-competitive GulfCoast ethylene capacity enabled by low-priced shale gasfeedstock, according to a May 2Bloombergreport.