Chemical plants in operation

-1 Chemical plants in operation Shell Investors’ Handbook 2014-2018
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Major chemical plants in operation [A]

Thousand tonnes/year,
Shell share capacity[B]

 

Location

Ethylene

Styrene
monomer

Ethylene
glycol

Higher
olefins[C]

Additional
products

[A]

Major chemical plants are large integrated chemical facilities, typically producing a range of chemical products from an array of feedstocks, and are a core part of our global Chemicals business.

[B]

The Shell share of capacity of subsidiaries, joint arrangements and associates (Shell and non-Shell operated), excluding capacity of the Infineum additives joint ventures.

[C]

Higher olefins are linear alpha and internal olefins (products range from C6-C2024).

[D]

Not operated by Shell.

[E]

Our Shell Higher Olefins Plant (SHOP) facilities at Stanlow suffered a fire in August 2018; rebuild was considered uneconomic and the decision was taken in December 2018 to decommission all Shell units on site.

 

A

Aromatics, lower olefins.

I

Intermediates.

P

Polyethylene, polypropylene.

O

Other.

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

Rheinland

315

–

–

–

A

Netherlands

Moerdijk

971

816

153

–

A, I

UK

Mossmorran [D]

415

–

–

–

–

 

Stanlow [D][E]

–

–

–

315

I

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

China

Nanhai [D]

1,100

650

415

–

A, I, P

Singapore

Jurong Island

281

1,069

1,159

–

A, I, P, O

 

Pulau Bukom

1,148

–

–

–

A, I

Americas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

Scotford

–

485

520

–

A, I

USA

Deer Park

836

–

–

–

A, I

 

Geismar

–

–

400

965

I

 

Norco

1,432

–

–

–

A

Total

 

6,498

3,020

400

1,280

 

Other chemical locations [A]

 

Location

Products

[A]

Other chemical locations reflect locations with smaller chemical units, typically serving more local markets.

 

A

Aromatics, lower olefins.

I

Intermediates.

O

Other.

Europe

 

 

Germany

Karlsruhe

A

 

Schwedt

A

Netherlands

Pernis

A, I, O

Americas

 

 

Argentina

Buenos Aires

I

Canada

Sarnia

A, I

USA

Martinez

O

 

Mobile

A

 

Puget Sound

I
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