Sustainability in Chemicals
Chemicals are all around us. They’re used to make the chair you’re sitting in, the cleaning solutions in your home, and even the many components in the vehicle you’re driving. Because chemicals shape our everyday world, we are innovating ways to meet the needs of our customers and consumers by producing products while striving to minimise impacts on the environment.
Develop sustainable solutions together with Shell Chemicals
Sustainable leadership requires change. Shell Chemicals creates customised solutions that enable our customers to manage their sustainability goals at their own pace. Together we can shape the everyday, while helping to meet sustainability objectives.
Meet consumer demand
Develop end products with certified sustainable materials to give customers the solutions they’re looking for.
Scalable solutions in global markets
Potential to use existing infrastructure to provide cost-effective solutions.
Certifiable practices
Mass balance accounting may be used alongside certification schemes administered by independent third-party organizations to document the allocation of specific feedstock attributes through the value chain.
Sustainability starts now
As global industries shift to become more sustainable, companies may be reshaping how they want to manufacture and distribute their products.
We're helping customers to transition from using only conventional materials to incorporating sustainable ones. Together, we're shaping the everyday and making sustainability a reality now and in the future.
Sustainable solutions include:
Bio-based solutions
Incorporate more bio-based feedstocks into your products to help meet consumer demand for sustainability.
Mass-balanced bio-based products retain the same physical and performance characteristics as those produced from conventional feedstocks, and the process is certified by an independent third-party organization providing transparency and assurance.
May be compatible with existing infrastructure, manufacturing equipment, facilities, and supply chains, Supports a range of approaches that can be aligned with business priorities and objectives, include pathways for bio-based feedstocks as part of product development and sourcing strategies.
Lower carbon solutions
Explore our growing portfolio of solutions and technologies, offering a range of options to support your product and process development needs. These approaches may be considered alongside other material and technology selections as part of your broader sustainability strategy.
Circular solutions
Incorporate more recycled content and transition towards a circular economy.
The use of post-use plastic feedstocks may form part of circular sourcing approaches. Certified circular feedstocks are supported by third-party certification programs and established chain-of-custody methodologies.
- Suitable for use in regulated and sensitive product applications such as food grade and healthcare
Explore the benefits of mass balance
Mass balance is a broadly accepted accounting approach that allows manufacturers to replace conventional materials with more sustainable alternatives and provide independent third-party certification of sustainability claims. Mass-balanced products retain the same performance characteristics as their conventional counterparts and are equally strong, effective and durable.