Japan Wants a Piece of WV Petchem Industry – Just Like China?

The Japanese recently found out more about the Marcellus/Utica and the region in the Mid-Ohio Valley called the "Shale Crescent." In June 2016, MDN told you about an economic development group of business and government leaders from Ohio and West Virginia (the Mid-Ohio Valley) called Shale Crescent (see Group Promotes Mid-Ohio Valley for Petrochem: Shale Crescent USA). The group was two years in the making and officially launched in June at a public event in Washington County, OH. The aim of the group is to attract manufacturers--petrochemical manufacturers--to set up shop in the region. Now, nearly two years later, the Japanese are interested--particularly in West Virginia. Why?...

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