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Solvents
Shell chemicals companies are leading global suppliers of chemical and hydrocarbon solvents, together with glycol ethers. The many end use applications that depend on these products range from paints to cleaning products, from antifreeze to adhesives.
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We market around 12 grades of alcohols/glycols and ketones. Adhesives, surface coatings, inks & cleaning agents depend upon chemical solvents.
Shell chemicals companies market ethylene and propylene oxide glycol ethers under the OXITOL/DIOXITOL and PROXITOL/DIPROXITOL names.
Shell chemicals companies produce a wide range of hydrocarbon solvents, including isoparaffins, paraffins, aliphatics, aromatics and blends.
Shell Chemicals is preparing to launch a series of solvents based on Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Technology.
The information in this section is applicable to all of our solvents products.