Shell donates RMB10m to support China’s earthquake rescue

As part of these donations, Shell China and its business partners in China are making the following contributions:

• CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited, a CNOOC-Shell joint venture, and its staff are donating RMB3 million
  
  
• Shell Tongyi Lubricants is actively organising donations and support in kind in excess of RMB 400,000 to affected distributors and families
  
  
• Shell Hong Kong and staff have donated HK$100,000
  
  
• Shell Lubricants is providing support in kind amounting to RMB200,000 to affected dealers, and will organise fundraising at the forthcoming National Distributors Conference in late May

In addition, Shell Retail staff in the Chongqing and Chengdu regions are working hard under challenging conditions to serve the local communities, whilst Shell staff from around the world are also raising funds to support the affected communities.

Lim Haw Kuang, Executive Chairman of Shell Companies in China, said: “Shell is a member of the Chinese community and we have close relationships with our distributors, dealers and customers in Sichuan.  Many of our staff live in Sichuan and the catastrophic impact of the earthquake on human life and property in the region is heartbreaking. Shell is keen to contribute to rescue efforts and rebuilding the affected areas.”