Opportunity lies
below the surface.
Connecting Manufacturers to
the Shale Supply Chain
Opportunity
lies below
the surface.
Connecting Manufacturers to
the Shale Supply Chain
Your Pipeline for Shale Industry Business
This Shale POWER initiative provides technical assistance and business support to small and medium manufacturers and enterprises seeking to expand business, production, and jobs in the burgeoning shale gas and downstream manufacturing sectors in the coal-impacted, Appalachian region.
The Shale POWER Initiative is led by Catalyst Connection, along with associates and collaborators in the region. Shale POWER provides technical assistance and business support to small and medium manufacturers and enterprises seeking to expand business and add new and retained jobs in the burgeoning shale gas and downstream manufacturing sectors.
Catalyst Connection is a southwestern Pennsylvania economic development organization dedicated to serving manufacturers. For more than 30 years, Catalyst has operated with a focus on powering potential through delivering technical assistance and management consulting services and developing long-standing partnerships across the region. Catalyst maintains a deeply held commitment to modernizing manufacturing and enabling opportunity across business enterprises, individuals, and throughout communities. Catalyst Connection is supported, in part, by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Department of Community and Economic Development, and by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships.
The Industry has spent hundreds of billions in this region and continues to spend at least
each year
How We Help You Build Business
CONNECTIONS
Access to supply chain contacts and Shale POWER partners who can assist you
RESOURCES
Industry information and resources that detail the path to new energy opportunities
GRANTS
Technical Assistance with grant funding of up to $10,000
NEWS & EVENTS
The latest news and events about the shale industry
Featured Event
Energy Roundtable Discussion
On Thursday, March 21, immediately following the Marcellus Shale Coalition’s meeting at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Shale Power will be hosting a lunch meeting, featuring industry representatives, from companies like yours, open to considering additional local suppliers from southwestern Pennsylvania.
Upcoming Events
Featured Resource
The Opportunity for Plastics Manufacturers in the Appalachian Region
Learn about opportunities for regional plastics manufacturers to expand and build profitability. The availability of shale gas locally has made manufacturing of plastic products that utilize HDPE and LLDPE cheaper in the Appalachian Region. Greater consumer spending is increasing demand for goods that use plastic. Manufacturing activity has risen and supported higher demand for related plastics. Dr. Palanki has researched the costs to manufacture plastic goods in China and Appalachia. The results may surprise you.
News & Updates
Impact Brief – Shale Power Industry Exchange on March 21, 2024
Shale Boom Powers U.S. To Third Consecutive Annual Natural Gas Record Robert Rapier, Forbes
Western Pa. natural gas co. begins self-reporting air quality data as part of Shapiro partnership Cassie Miller, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A western Pennsylvania natural gas company is now publishing real-time air quality data at two of its well sites as part of a collaboration between the company and Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration.