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Autumn 2009
Each issue of Shell Chemicals Magazine offers an in-depth look at developments across the worldwide Shell Chemicals businesses.
To read more, select a link to a PDF version of any article from the list below.
Shell Chemicals Magazine: Featured articles
Open for business
A new world-scale mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) unit that forms part of the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex (SEPC) in Singapore has successfully started up.
A lasting safety legacy
A Shell-sponsored training programme has helped create a legacy of skilled safety personnel and a stronger safety culture in Singapore’s construction industry.
Well advanced
Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) field trials taking place around the world using special surfactants are key to proving the viability of chemical EOR techniques.
Cleaning efficiency
New supply, distribution and toll manufacturing agreements have helped to strengthen ties with a major producer of ethoxylates for specialist cleaning products.
Net contributor
Independent report reveals how savings in greenhouse gas emissions enabled by the chemical industry are more than double the emissions the industry generates.
Accelerated development
Enhanced Experimentation techniques employed by Shell technologists help to shorten development times and the speed to market of improved chemical products.
Second OMEGA start-up
The second plant to license the Shell OMEGA (Only Mono-Ethylene Glycol Advantage) process successfully started up in Saudi Arabia earlier this year.
Built on foam foundations
Styrene monomer supplied to a major expandable polystyrene (EPS) producer in Mexico has been used to produce geofoam foundations for an important and challenging road construction project.
Positive role model
A campaign by urethane chemical producers aims to reach key decision-makers and raise awareness of the positive role polyurethanes play in everyday life.
Reaching for the high water mark
Proactive engagement with ship owners and operators has helped to maintain high standards of safety and environmental stewardship in complex, global marine logistics operations.