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Autumn 2008
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
Service status
Sven Royall, Vice President Global Intermediates, comments on the progress of a major chemicals expansion project in Singapore, the commercial debut of new MEG process technology and outlook for Asia’s glycols markets, and the contribution of chemicals to the challenge of climate change.
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Alternative alcohols
The Higher Olefins and Derivatives business is using its ethoxylation capacity to increase the processing of oleo alcohols for personal care applications where perceived ‘natural’ credentials are used in product marketing.
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Eastern rising
The Shell Eastern Petrochemical Complex, including a world-scale ethylene cracker and one of the largest ever MEG plants is starting to take shape on islands around Singapore.
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Delivery of excellence
The Chemicals Operations and Process Excellence team are committed to the continuous improvement in supply chain design and customer service processes by driving out inefficiency, improving safety and responding to demand for additional product.
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Licence to grow
Shell’s new MEG process technology, the most efficient in the industry, has made its commercial debut in a new plant start up in Korea - one of five technology licences granted to date.
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Turned to stone
Novel extrusion technology could provide a sustainable outlet for glycols used in PET packaging by helping to turn used plastic bottles into luxury counter tops.
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Blueprint for an energy future
As one of the first energy companies to recognise the threat of climate change, the Shell Group has identified a number of pathways, including the development of carbon capture and storage technologies, that it believes will be vital for creating a more sustainable energy future.
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Material efficiency
In a world of limited supply and rising global demand, polyurethanes have an increasingly important role to play in sustainable material selection by making the most of finite resources.
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