19 November 202414 November 2024 Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk takes a big step towards plastic circularity With the new Market Development Upgrader (MDU), the chemical complex can process circular raw materials at scale and is essential for the development of plastic circularity in the Netherlands
9 September 20244 September 2024 Ørsted’s halt on hydrogen plant highlights synthetic fuel challenge Ørsted, widely considered the greenest energy company in the world, recently decided to stop the construction of a plant for hydrogen-based fuel
9 August 20248 August 2024 Pyrolysis oil as potential alternative to naphtha in crackers / Numerous plants ready to get started / Possible approach above all for Europe, Asia / Change could further impair cost base Investment over the last two years in the chemical recycling of plastics – and, to a lesser extent, other waste – could certainly not be described as booming. Nevertheless, the hope is that the relevant technologies – from pyrolysis and thermolysis through solvolysis to enzymatic recycling – will help to make plastics recyclable in the medium term
7 August 20245 August 2024 Technip Energies acquires Shell’s bio-glycols technology This technology transfer agreement will combine Shell’s special catalysts to produce monoethylene glycol (MEG) from glucose with Technip Energies’ ethanol-to-MEG processes
26 July 202423 July 2024 Recycled content is key to enable contact sensitive packaging GreenDot Group is now supplying Pyrolysis Oil to Shell Chemicals Europe B.V.
Rezyklate sind der Schlüssel zu kontaktsensiblen Verpackungen GreenDot Group liefert Pyrolyseöl an Shell Chemicals Europe B.V.
11 July 20245 July 2024 Technip Energies acquires technology from Shell to accelerate bio-polyester production The acquisition of glycol purification technology will accelerate Technip Energies’ Bio-2-GlycolsTM commercialization
3 July 20242 July 2024 Shell führt die Produktreihe biologisch abbaubarer Schmierstoffe von PANOLIN unter der neuen Marke Shell PANOLIN ein Neuer Name, gleiche Qualität. Mit Shell PANOLIN bietet Shell ab jetzt eine Produktgruppe von leistungsstarken und biologisch abbaubaren Schmierstoffen für Kunden im Bauwesen, der Forst- und Landwirtschaft, aus dem Marinesektor sowie aus dem Bereich erneuerbarer Energien an. Die bekannte „PANOLIN-Qualität“ bleibt dieselbe
17 June 202411 June 2024 BlueAlp: Kunststoffrecyclinganlage in Italien in Planung – Kooperation mit Entsorgungsunternehmen Res Das in der neuen Anlage gewonnene Pyrolyseöl wird künftig als Rohstoff für die Herstellung neuer Kunststoffe dienen
6 May 20243 May 2024 LanzaJet Announces Investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, Supporting Continued Company Growth Microsoft’s Latest Investment Supports Scaling and Global Deployment of LanzaJet’s Technology for the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Renewable Diesel
27 March 202422 March 2024 Shell Chemicals and Braskem bring certified bio-attributed and bio-circular propylene to the U.S. market Polypropylene manufactured from bio-attributed and bio-circular propylene will support growing consumer demand for more sustainable plastics
23 February 202425 April 2024 The chemical industry is going electric – and using waste as a raw material Replacing fossil fuels with climate-neutral electricity is now the order of the day - and it is particularly worth looking at process alternatives for the production of basic chemicals such as ethene
21 February 202416 February 2024 Braskem + Shell: Kooperation bei nachhaltiger PP-Produktion Braskem will künftig von Shell aus Kunststoffabfall gewonnenes Pyrolyseöl zu einem ISCC-Plus-zertifizierten, neuwertigen PP verarbeiten
5 February 202429 January 2024 Braskem and Shell join forces to produce circular polypropylene from mixed plastic waste Shell will upgrade a variety of pyrolysis oils into virgin-quality circular feedstocks at the Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk, Netherlands and supply the Braskem plant in Wesseling, Germany
12 December 20237 December 2023 The University of Manchester and Shell partner to bring more sustainable chemical manufacturing to market The SuCCEED project will look to find new ways of manufacturing the chemicals needed for many every-day products through industrial biotechnology routes
24 July 202320 July 2023 PreZero signs cooperation agreement on plastic circularity PreZero and Shell Chemicals Europe (‘Shell’) aim to develop a sustainable chemical recycling solution along the value chain for currently hard to recycle plastic streams
PreZero schließt Kooperation zur Förderung von Kunststoffkreisläufen PreZero und Shell Chemicals Europe („Shell“) arbeiten an einer nachhaltigen Lösung im chemischen Recycling von derzeit nur schwer recycelbaren Kunststoffabfällen
27 June 202322 June 2023 Production assets may be up for sale, repurposing, or closure as the oil major targets net zero by 2050 As Shell proceeds with its Energy Transition initiative that will see it become more of a natural gas giant than an oil major, its petrochemical assets in Singapore have come under the spotlight, with talk of divestiture, “repurposing,” or even closure if a suitable buyer or buyers cannot be found
3 April 202330 March 2023 The 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy 2023 The Digest slideshow of the top 50 bioeconomy companies
16 February 202313 February 2023 Shell and S&W Enter Joint Venture to Develop and Produce Sustainable Biofuel Feedstocks The JV intends to develop Camelina (“Camelina sativa”) and other oilseed species from which oil and meal can be extracted for future processing into animal feed, biofuels, and other bioproducts
27 January 202324 January 2023 Henkel signs agreement with Shell on renewable-based ingredients for Persil®, Purex® and all® brands Shell to replace approximately 200,000 tonnes of fossil feedstocks with renewable feedstocks for cleaning ingredients used in Henkel’s largest laundry brands in North America. A third-party certified mass balance approach will be used
Henkel und Shell unterzeichnen Vertrag für den Einsatz von nachwachsenden Rohstoffen Shell möchte rund 200.000 Tonnen fossile durch nachwachsende Waschmittelrohstoffe ersetzen
23 December 202220 December 2022 LanzaJet Marks Major Milestone on its Freedom Pines Fuels Construction Soperton, GA Facility will be First Ethanol Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Facility in the World
14 December 20228 December 2022 ‘The right time for chemical recycling is now’ Chemical Recycling Summit
17 November 202223 November 2022 100% Efficient Electrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Researchers from the University of Twente, in collaboration with Shell, developed a new mechanism that makes the conversion of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, which is an essential feedstock in the production of chemicals
27 October 202224 October 2022 Mitsui Chemicals Group to Produce Chemically Recycled Polyethylene Derived From Plastic Waste Memorandum of Understanding signed with Shell for ethylene derived from plastic waste
26 October 202225 October 2022 Mehr als nur chemisches Recycling – Advanced Recycling verbessert die Synergien im Recyclingsektor Die jüngsten Entwicklungen auf den Märkten und in der Politik deuten einen klaren Wandel und eine dauerhafte Veränderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe an
19 September 202214 September 2022 Shell, Raízen, Hytron, USP and SENAI form partnership to convert ethanol into renewable hydrogen Shell Brasil, Raízen, Hytron, Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and SENAI CETIQT signed a cooperation agreement for the development of plants for the production of renewable hydrogen (H2) from ethanol
13 September 20228 September 2022 Shell to convert Convent site to sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel production facility Shell intends to build a sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel production facility at its shuttered Convent refinery, according to documents filed with Louisiana Economic Development
9 September 20227 September 2022 Evonik and Shell reduce heavy duty transport CO2e emissions with Bio-LNG Evonik is committed to reduce its own emissions by shipping its products environmentally friendly with Bio-LNG-fueled trucks
29 August 202224 August 2022 Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk accelerates transition to become net zero emissions and produce more sustainable chemicals First step is investment in upgrader plant that recycles plastic waste to produce circular chemicals.
11 August 20228 August 2022 Lufthansa and Shell form future-oriented cooperation on sustainable aviation fuels SAF technology leading the way for decarbonization of aviation. Memorandum of Understanding to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a volume of up to 1.8 million metric tons for the years 2024-2030
26 July 202220 July 2022 Shell to start building Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant Shell Nederland B.V. and Shell Overseas Investments B.V., have taken the final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I, which will be Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant once operational in 2025
20 July 202215 July 2022 ‘Intolerable risk’ – Methanol winning the hydrogen shipping race as new studies highlight dangers of ammonia at sea Ammonia derived from green hydrogen has been touted as the most likely clean shipping fuel of the future, but shipbuilding orders show that another H2 derivative, methanol, is currently preferred
30 June 202223 June 2022 Bioeconomy: Poised at a historic crossroads Beside shipping issues and energy disruption, business operations have been prevented by pandemic-related effects, supply chain tightness, higher demand as well as digitalisation, blockchains and AI
29 June 202223 June 2022 Global Bioenergies secures first order from Shell for testing volumes of bio-isobutene derivatives Company has focused its strategy on the bioproduction of isobutene as this molecule is one of the main building blocks in the world of chemistry
Global Bioenergies erhält ersten Auftrag von Shell für Testmengen von Bio-Isobuten-Derivaten Eine Umstellung auf erneuerbares Isobuten könnte in Zukunft bis zu 70% weniger CO2-Emissionen im Vergleich zum kohlenwasserstoffbasierten Äquivalent ermöglichen
24 June 202220 June 2022 Clariant produziert das erste kommerzielle sunliquid®-Zellulose-Ethanol in der neuen Anlage in Podari, Rumänien Die Abnahme der gesamten Produktionsmenge wurde mit dem globalen Energieunternehmen Shell für mehrere Jahre vereinbart
29 April 202228 April 2022 Enerkem, Nova chart new path from waste plastic to Circularity Four storylines this month compel attention to the useful products now available from renewable syngas. Some are of everyday usefulness, some are stories of meeting urgent need
22 March 202216 March 2022 Carbon capture: Early days of a $1 trillion industry? Solutions such as carbon capture, utilization and storage in reducing carbon emissions or even going a step further and removing existing CO2 from the atmosphere are necessary
1 March 20221 March 2022 nova Session: The Future of Refineries & Big Chemical Production Sites Nine experts present and discuss their scenarios for the future of the chemical industry, hybrid session at 31 March 2022, Wöllhaf Conference Center Airport Cologne/Bonn
11 February 20227 February 2022 Microsoft and Shell are betting on a company making greener jet fuel LanzaJet recently received $50 million in funding from Microsoft, adding to previous investments from Shell and a handful of other energy companies and airlines
24 January 202219 January 2022 Overcoming a bottleneck in carbon dioxide conversion Study reveals why some attempts to convert the greenhouse gas into fuel have failed, and offers possible solutions
21 January 202220 January 2022 LanzaJet Secures $50M in Funding from Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund LanzaJet partners with Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund to enable the transition towards net-zero sustainable fuels
18 January 202213 January 2022 The Year Ahead in Resin Pricing More US resin capacity coming online, new opportunities for recycling, and the ripple effects of the wild ride of 2021 will affect resin prices in the year ahead, experts say
7 January 20225 January 2022 Asahi Kasei: Synthesekautschuk aus abfall- und biobasiertem Butadien Produktion und Vermarktung dieses S-SBR aus dem Werk Singapur sollen bis zum Ende des Geschäftsjahres 2021 im März 2022 beginnen
8 December 20213 December 2021 Investment in Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore to bring circular chemicals to Asia Pacific customers Company to build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader unit that improves the quality of pyrolysis oil to turn it into chemical feedstock for its plant
Enerkem achieves a major breakthrough by producing sustainable aviation fuel from local forest biomass The research is part of The Sky’s the Limit Challenge organized by Natural Resources Canada and for which Enerkem was selected as a finalist
6 December 202130 November 2021 Shell halves Singapore refining capacity, to change chemical feedstock Company will build its first pyrolysis oil upgrader to produce 50,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of treated pyrolysis oil for its 800,000 tpy cracker on Bukom in 2023
1 December 202126 November 2021 Asahi Kasei: Umweltfreundliche Reifen – Synthesekautschuk aus nachhaltigem Butadien Die Nachfrage steigt weltweit stetig aufgrund strengerer Umweltvorschriften und einem wachsenden Umweltbewusstsein seitens der Kunden