Shell PA Cracker Already Attracting New Factories…to Ohio
Economic Impact | Ethane | Industrywide Issues | Jobs | Ohio | Stark County
The Stark County (OH) Economic Development Board has landed what is hopefully the first (of many) tenants from the plastics manufacturing industry. IML Containers was looking for a spot to locate a new plant near one of their big customers, Land O'Lakes (has a facility in Cleveland). Stark County offered a small tax break, and the big advantage of being close to the under-construction Shell ethane cracker in Beaver County, PA. It's also close to a likely second cracker plant in Belmont County, OH. IML makes plastic shipping containers for Land O'Lakes, and plans to set up "research and development, die cutting, molding, production and warehousing for packaging use with a variety of food products" at their Stark facility. IML is beginning now, at a temporary location (70 new jobs!) and will build a new plant in the next two years. In addition to a cheap source of plastics from the crackers, another advantage is being located within a six-hour drive of most of IML's North American customers...
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