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Downstream Chemicals Shell Eastern Petrochemical Complex

Manufacturing locations

Shell chemicals companies have a global manufacturing base, with some assets operated by Shell chemicals companies, some by other Shell Group companies, and others by joint ventures.

Africa

SAPREF - Durban, South Africa

  • Operator - South African Petroleum Refineries Pty Ltd (SAPREF)
  • Ownership - Shell 50%, BP 50%
  • Principal activities - Refining crude oil to manufacture petroleum and chemical products
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Hydrocarbon solvents

UNICO - Durban, South Africa

  • Operator - UNICO Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd 
  • Ownership - 72% Shell; 28% other parties
  • Principal activities - Blending, packing and sale of engine coolants; packing and sale of brake fluids
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Engine coolants

Americas

Canada

Shell - Sarnia, Canada

  • Operator - Shell Canada Limited
  • Ownership - 100% Shell
  • Principal activities - Oil refining and chemical manufacture
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Propylene; benzene; chemical solvents

Site details

  • Site size in hectares - 688
  • Site size in acres - 1700

Principal activities

  • Scotford is a joint chemicals/refining site, with an adjoining bitumen upgrader. The Shell facility produces the full range of fuels, synthetic crudes and sulfur for the Western Canadian market. A portion of the CO鈧 generated by the upgrading facility is captured and stored sub-surface. The site also manufactures styrene monomer and monoethylene glycol (MEG).
  • Styrene monomer is sold to customers in North America for the manufacture of a variety of commercial and consumer products such as cassette/CD cases, food containers, home insulation, safety helmets and car interiors.
  • Monoethylene glycol is primarily sold to customers in North America for use in making products such as polyester fibres, plastic drinking bottles, adhesives and inks.
  • The site is highly integrated from the bitumen upgrading units, through the oil products refining units and finally, the chemicals products units.

Main chemicals products manufactured - Ethylene glycols; styrene monomer (plants operated by Shell Chemicals Canada Ltd) aromatics; hydrocarbon solvents (plants operated by Shell Canada Products)

Certification

  • Canadian Association for Laboratory Accreditation to the standard of ISO/IEC 17025 for specific tests
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 9001-2000 certification achieved for styrene monomer, ethylene glycols and hydrocarbon feedstocks
  • Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001
  • Responsible Care庐 verified

Adjoining industrial activities 鈻 Air Liquide

  • Dow Chemicals Canada
  • Air Products

Plant capacities

  • Monoethylene glycol (MEG) - Shell Chemicals Canada Ltd; 450 (kt/yr)
  • Styrene monomer - Shell Chemicals Canada Ltd; 450 (kt/yr)

United States of America

Shell Chemical LP - Deer Park

  • Site size in hectares - 243
  • Site size in acres - 460 -
  • Principal activities
    • The site operates 24 hours a day and is a unique combination of processing equipment, control rooms, storage tanks, environmental protection equipment, office buildings, shops and warehouses 鈥 all run by highly skilled, well-trained and experienced employees.
    • The plant makes very few final consumer products. Instead, it manufactures base chemicals or raw material chemicals and sells them to other chemical companies that turn them into thousands of consumer products. Our chemicals enable a higher standard of living for those who use our products. We strive to power progress in communities across the country 鈥 every day.

 

  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Ethylene; propylene; butylene; benzene; phenol; acetone; cumene
  • Certification - ISO 9001-2000, RC14001庐
  • Other plants on site - Pemex Deer Park, Oxy Vinyls LP, Calpine, Westlake Chemicals Corporation.
  • Adjoining industrial activities
  • Dow Chemical
  • Geon
  • Lubrizol
  • Prax Air - 
  • Kinder Morgan

Plant capacities

  • BD3/Butadiene Shell Chemical LP - 145 (kt/yr)
  • Cumene/Cumene Shell Chemical LP not disclosed
  • HT-II/Benzene concentrate Shell Chemical LP - not disclosed
  • OP-II/Ethylene & OP-III/Ethylene Shell Chemical LP - 834 (kt/yr) combined
  • PAP#2/3 Phenol; acetone Shell Chemical LP - 351; 232 (kt/yr)

Shell Chemical LP-Geismar (LA)

  • Site size in hectares - 329
  • Site size in acres - 814
  • Principal activities
    • The facility at Geismar is a stand-alone chemicals manufacturing plant operated by Shell Chemical LP. Products manufactured include industrial chemicals such as alpha olefins, detergent alcohols, alcohol ethoxylates, plasticiser alcohols, ethylene oxide and ethylene glycols.
    • The products made at Geismar are used by customers to manufacture personal care products, soaps, shampoos and household cleaning solutions.
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Alpha olefins; detergent alcohols; alcohol ethoxylates; plasticiser alcohols (sold under theNEODENE*; NEODOL*; NEOFLO*; LINEVOL* trade names);ethylene oxide; ethylene glycols; 1-butene
  • Certification
    • ISO 9001:2008 certification for the manufacture and supply of ethylene oxide glycols, detergent alcohols and ethoxylates.
    • Responsible Care 庐 14001:2008 certification of Responsible Care Environmental Management System.
  • Adjoining industrial activities - BASF and OxyChem

Plant capacities

  • Alcohol ethoxylates - Shell Chemical LP; 0.7 (325)  (billion lbs/yr; kt/yr)
  • Ethylene glycols - Shell Chemical LP; 0.83 (375)  (billion lbs/yr; kt/yr)
  • Ethylene oxide - Shell Chemical LP; 0.92 (415)  (billion lbs/yr; kt/yr)
  • Higher Alcohols (NEODOL Detergent & LINEVOL Plasticiser Alcohols) - Shell Chemical LP; 0.9 (425)  (billion lbs/yr; kt/yr)
  • Linear higher olefins - Shell Chemical LP; 2.0 (920)  (billion lbs/yr; kt/yr)

Shell Chemical LP - Norco (LA)

  • Site size in acres - 700 (area includes Norco Refinery)
  • Principal activities
    • At Norco, Shell Chemical LP manufactures lower olefins (ethylene propylene, butadiene).
    • The products made at Norco are used by customers to manufacture many of the everyday products we all use.
  • Main chemicals products manufactured Ethylene; propylene; butadiene
  • Certification
    • ISO 14001
    • ISO 9001-2000 certifications achieved for Ethylene, Propylene and Butadiene
  • Other plants on site Epoxy resins plant, owned and operated by Momentive.
  • Adjoining industrial activities
    • Norco Refinery (integrated into the site)
    • Valero St Charles Refinery

Plant capacities

  • BD-5 (Butadiene Plant no. 5); 575 (260) kt/yr
  • OL-5 and GO-1 (Ethylene); 3033 (1372) kt/yr

Asia Pacific

CNOOC & Shell - Nanhai, China

  • Operator - CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPCL)
  • Ownership - Shell Nanhai BV 50%, CNOOC Petrochemicals Investment Limited 50%
  • Principal activities - Chemicals manufacture
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Ethylene; propylene; butadiene; benzene; polyethylene; polypropylene; propylene oxide; styrene monomer; polyols;propylene glycol; ethylene oxide; ethylene glycol

Malaysia - Shell MDS - Bintulu (Sarawak), Malaysia

  • Operator - Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
  • Ownership - Shell Gas BV (72%), Diamond Gas Holding (14%), Petronas (7%) and Sarawak Government (7%)
  • Principal activities - Natural gas processing
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Hydrocarbon solvents

Europe

Germany

Shell - Cologne-Godorf, Germany

  • Operator - Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH
  • Ownership - 100% Shell
  • Principal activities - Oil refining
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Benzene; toluene; xylenes

Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein - Karlsruhe, Germany

  • Operator - Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein
  • Ownership - 32.5% Shell;
  • Principal activities - Oil refining
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Propylene

PCK Raffinerie - Schwedt, Germany

  • Operator - PCK Raffinerie GmbH
  • Ownership - 37.5% Shell
  • Principal activities - Oil Refining, chemicals manufacture
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Benzene; toluene; xylenes

Shell Deutschland GmbH - Rheinland Refinery, Wesseling, Germany

  • Operator - Shell Deutschland GmbH
  • Ownership - 100% Shell
  • Principal activities - Oil refining, chemicals manufacture
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Ethylene; propylene; benzene; toluene; xylenes; methanol

Netherlands

Nederland Chemie BV-Moerdijk

  • Site size in hectares - 320
  • Site size in acres - 790
  • Principal activities 
    • Shell Nederland Chemie BV manufactures base chemicals from the petroleum fractions naphtha, hydrowax, gasoil and LPG. A pipeline transports most of the feedstock from the Shell refinery at Pernis to Moerdijk.
    • The products made at Moerdijk are used by customers to manufacture many everyday products, such as car components, synthetic fibres, insulation materials, latex paints and anti-freeze.

Main chemicals products manufactured - Ethylene; propylene; cracked gasoil; hydrogen; ethylene cracked residue; acetylene; butadiene; butene;dicyclopentadiene, benzene; IP-feed, pyrolysis gasoline,ethylene oxide; ethylene glycols; ethylbenzene, styrene monomer; propylene oxide

Certification - All plants and departments have ISO 9001-2000 and/or 14001 certification.

Other plants on site

  • Vinylesters plant (operated by SNC for Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc)
  • Styrene monomer and propylene oxide plant (operated by SNC for ELLBA BV, a 50:50 joint venture between BASF and Shell)

Adjoining industrial activities

  • 1000 m to the southwest: small-scale industry
  • 1000 m to the south: LyondellBasell (polypropylene production)
  • 300 m to the east: Essent (electricity/steam generation), AZN (waste incineration) The Moerdiijk site is surrounded by several villages, with Klundert and Noordschans the nearest at respectively 1200 and 700 metres from the fence line. In total, there are some 30,000 residents in a radius of about 7 kilometres.
  • 500 m to the southwest: Dr W Kolb (chemicals)
  • Shell Nederland Chemie is situated in the Industrial area of Port of Moerdijk.
  • To the southeast: Airliquide (gas depot), Den Hartog (tank cleaning and transport), Gentenaar (tank cleaning and transport)

Plant capacities

  • Benzene extraction - SNC BV; 500 kt/yr
  • Butadiene extraction - SNC BV; 115 kt/yr
  • Butadiene hydrogenation - SNC BV; 105 kt/yr
  • Ethyl benzene - SNC BV; 640 kt/yr
  • Ethylene glycols - SNC BV; 155 kt/yr
  • Ethylene oxide - SNC BV; 305 kt/yr
  • Pygas hydrogenation - SNC BV; 750 kt/yr
  • SM/PO 1 Styrene monomer; propylene oxide - SNC BV; 450; 210 kt/yr
  • SM/PO 2 Styrene monomer; propylene oxide - SNC BV; 550; 250kt/yr 
  • Steam cracker: ethylene; propylene - SNC BV; 900 ; 500 kt/yr

Nederland Chemie BV-Pernis

  • Site size in hectares - 550 (refinery + chemicals)
  • Site size in acres - 1400 (refinery + chemicals)
  • Principal activities
    • Pernis is a joint oil refinery/chemicals manufacturing site. At this location, Shell Nederland Chemie BV (SNC) manufactures lower olefins, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), chemical solvents, hydrocarbon solvents, brake fluids and polyols. The oil refinery is operated by Shell Nederland Raffinaderij BV.
    • The materials made at Pernis are used by customers to manufacture many everyday products including car parts, foam seating and bedding, paints, cooling fluids, pharmaceuticals and petrol.
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - Propylene; isoprene; MTBE; chemical solvents; glycol ethers; hydrocarbon solvents; dicyclopentadiene; polyether polyols (polyols are sold under the CARADOL* trade name).
  • Certification - All plants and departments have ISO9001-2000 and/or 14001 certification.
  • Other plants on site
    • PVC plant: owned and operated by Shin-Etsu PVC BV
    • Epoxy resins and precursors plant: owned and operated by Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc
  • Adjoining industrial activities - The Pernis facility is part of a large industrial area which contains other petrochemical and refinery sites. Nearby communities are the villages of Pernis, Rhoon and Poortugaal and the cities of Hoogvliet (Rotterdam), Spijkenisse, Vlaardingen and Schiedam, all in a radius of 7 kilometres.

Plant capacities

  • Donax brake fluids - SNC BV; not disclosed
  • Isoprene - SNC BV; 25 (kt/yr)
  • MTBE - SNC BV; 165 (kt/yr)
  • Polyols - SNC BV; 255 (kt/yr)
  • Propylene - SNC BV; 280 (kt/yr)
  • Solvents (continuous) - SNC BV; not disclosed

麻豆传媒

  • Site details ExxonMobil Chemical, Mossmorran, 麻豆传媒
  • Operator ExxonMobil Chemical
  • Ownership 100% ExxonMobil (Shell Chemicals have 50% capacity rights)
  • Principal activities Ethylene manufacture
  • Main chemicals products manufactured Ethylene

Middle East

Qatar

Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL), Ras Laffan Industrial City, Doha, Qatar

  • Operator - Shell
  • Ownership - Joint ownership between Shell & Qatar Petroleum
  • Principal activities - Production of cleaner-burning diesel and kerosene, base oils for lubricants, naphtha and normal paraffin
  • Main chemicals products manufactured - GTL products will be marketed by Shell into the following chemicals-related sectors: hydrocarbon solvents, drilling base fluids and detergent feedstocks

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