Story by Curtis Walsh – Published March 5, 2025 2:46 P.M.

(Beaver, Pa) The Beaver County Commissioners briefly spoke about the Shell Cracker plant at their work session Wednesday morning.

Recent information has been released that suggests Shell is considering selling the plant that recently cost them over 14 billion dollars to build and has only been operating since 2022.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Shell is exploring the sale of their chemical assets in the US and Europe.

Commissioner Jack Manning commented that “everything has a price” and suggested that normally these kind of deals are not unusual but he does see this one as unusual considering the large investment and how quickly Shell is willing to sell.

Also during the meeting, the Commissioners spoke about administrative changes possibly happening between the New Brighton and Rochester School districts.

The schools recently announced two town hall meetings to discuss combining the administration between the schools.

Commissioner Dan Camp noted that “it’s been a long time coming” and Manning says that he supports the idea.

The meetings are open to the public and will take place on April 7th at New Brighton and April 24 at Rochester. Both meetings will be held in the auditorium of the respective school at 6pm.