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Shell Performance Surfactants

Used by leading manufacturers of many different consumer and industrial products, ranging from laundry and dishwashing liquids to alcohols that are used as intermediates to produce high-quality plasticizers.

Shell Chemicals is your first choice for flexibility and performance.

Inside Shell Performance Surfactants

Shell NEODOL®

Shell NEODOL® alcohols and ethoxylates are used by leading manufacturers of many different consumer and industrial products, ranging from dishwashing liquids, laundry and personal care products to hard surface cleaners, agrochemicals, and lubricants.

Shell NEODENE®

A wide range of surfactants and surfactant intermediates can be derived from the appropriate Shell NEODENE alpha and internal olefins.

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Shell NEODOL® alcohols and ethoxylates brochure

Home care and cleaning products can offer both flexibility and optimised performance. The Shell NEODOL® alcohols and ethoxylates portfolio offers blends with a combination of linearity/branching and carbon chain variation that can yield higher performance in consumer and industrial products, from laundry and dishwashing liquids to hard surface cleaners and lubricants.

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Shell NEODOL® alcohols and ethoxylates agrochemical formulations brochure

A surfactant component in an agrochemical formulation supplies two key properties: it rapidly reduces surface tension and improves wetting after application, and it provides good emulsification. Shell NEODOL® light alcohol ethoxylates based on N91 and N1 alcohols are small, mobile molecules with light branching that deliver these essential properties.

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Sustainability and lower carbon goals

Bio-based Shell NEODOL® & Shell NEODENE®

Manufacture sustainable personal care products that meet performance expectations. In today’s consumer-conscious world, manufacturers are facing pressure to formulate products that not only perform but also align with increased calls for sustainability.

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More than 90% of chemical manufacturers are experiencing supply chain disruptions, according to research conducted by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) in 2022.1