Manufacturing locations

Shell Nederland Chemie BV manufactures base chemicals from the petroleum fractions naphtha, hydrowax, gasoil and LPG. A pipeline transports most of feedstock from the Shell refinery at Pernis to Moerdijk.

The products made at Moerdijk are used by customers to manufacture many everyday products, such as car components, synthetic fibres, insulation materials, latex paints and anti-freeze.

Ethylene; propylene; cracked gasoil; hydrogen; ethylene cracked residue; acetylene; butadiene; butene; dicyclopentadiene, benzene; IP-feed, pyrolysis gasoline, ethylene oxide; ethylene glycols; ethylbenzene, styrene monomer; propylene oxide

All plants and departments have ISO 9001-2000 and/or 14001 certification.

• Vinylesters plant (operated by SNC for Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc)
• Styrene monomer and propylene oxide plant (operated by SNC for ELLBA BV, a 50:50 joint venture between BASF and Shell)

• 1000 m to the south west: small scale industry
• 1000 m to the south: LyondellBasell (polypropylene production)
• 300 m to the east: Essent (electricity/steam generation), AZN (waste incineration) The Moerdiijk site is surrounded by several villages, with Klundert and Noordschans the nearest at respectively 1200 and 700 metres from the fenceline. In total, there are some 30,000 residents in a radius of about 7 kilometers.
• 500 m to the southwest: Dr W Kolb (chemicals)
• Shell Nederland Chemie is situated in the Industrial area Port of Moerdijk.
• To the south east: Airliquide (gas depot), Den Hartog (tank cleaning and transport), Gentenaar (tank cleaning and transport)

• 1968: Shell bought initial 250 hectares
• 1970: First phase of construction started
• 1976: Second phase of construction started
• 1978: Additional 250 hectares purchased
• 1996: Third phase of construction started
• 1999: Opening of the ELLBA SM/PO manufacturing JV (Shell/BASF 50:50)
• 1999: vinylesters business sold to Resolution Performance Products, later Hexion and currently Momentive Specialty Chemicals
• 2000: Completion of major debottleneck of lower olefins plant
• 2002: Start-up of benzene extraction plant
• 2004: increase in ethylene oxide capacity through addition of third reactor
• 2008: Sale of 130 acres of land