TWO PLANTS WILL BE BUILT IN MIDLAND TO SUPPLY THE CONCRETE NEEDED TO BUILD SHELL CHEMICALS’ ETHANE CRACKER PLANT IN POTTER TOWNSHIP. THE FACILITIES WILL BE LOCATED OFF 12TH STREET IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK NEAR THE OHIO RIVER…AND WILL EMPLOY ABOUT 45 PEOPLE. TRUCKS FROM THE PLANT WILL TRAVEL ALONG ROUTE 68 AND INTERSTATE 376 BEFORE EXITING ON ROUTE 18 TO REACH THE CRACKER PLANT. SHELL OFFICIALS EXPECT ABOUT 300 TRUCK TRIPS DAILY FROM THE PLANT TO THE CRACKER SITE DURING PEAK CONSTRUCTION.