30 November 2015
DETAILS
Shell Chemical LP (Shell)
today announces the final investment decision
to increase Alpha Olefins (AO) production
at its chemical manufacturing site in Geismar, Louisiana,
making the site
the largest AO producer in the world.
Shell will construct a fourth AO unit,
adding 425,000 tonnes of capacity.
Construction of the new unit will begin
in the first quarter of 2016.
The new capacity brings
the total AO production at Shell’s Geismar site
to more than 1.3 million tonnes per annum;
the site, with a strong track record of reliable and
safe performance, also produces
alcohols, ethoxylates, ethylene oxide and ethylene glycols.
The Shell Geismar Chemical Plant is located next to
the Mississippi River,
about 20 miles south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
It is a stand-alone chemicals manufacturing plant,
operated by Shell Chemical LP. In addition to Geismar,
* Shell producesAO at Stanlow in the UK,
operated by Essar Oil (UK) Ltd on Shell’s behalf
as part of an integrated oil refinery and petrochemicals site.
The chemical site is used in the production of
* stronger and lighter polyethylene plastic
for packaging and bottles, as well as
* engine and industrial oils and drilling fluids.
Enquiries
Shell Media Relations
International: +44 20 7934 5550
Americas: +1 713 241 4544, shellusmedia@shell.com
Shell Investor Relations
International: +31 70 377 4540
North America: +1 832 337 2034
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