Each issue of Shell Chemicals Magazine offers an in-depth look at developments across the worldwide Shell Chemicals businesses.
To read more, select a link to a PDF version of any article from the list below.
Shell Chemicals Magazine: Featured articles
Playing to our strengths
Ben van Beurden, appointed Executive Vice President of Shell Chemicals Ltd at the end of last year, explains why he believes being part of a major energy company is a significant advantage in the modern global economy.
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Off the rails
Could urethane chemicals and recycled rubber provide a solution to both road congestion and used tyres - a trial in the UK is evaluating the potential of using recycled rubber panels for transforming redundant rail lines into relief roads.
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Going with the flo
The market for internal olefins used in offshore drilling muds has grown significantly as companies and governments around the world come to recognise their environmental credentials.
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Storage standards
Guidelines developed by Shell for maintaining product quality and safety during the storage of styrene monomer have been adopted as part of industry standards.
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Trading places
Shell has been granted a licence, and developed the necessary capabilities, to conduct transactions in China's domestic chemicals market for the first time.
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Technology for tomorrow's world
Shell Gas to Liquids technology that helped to produce advanced fuels could also offer one of a number of new process routes to chemicals.
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Mixed wash
With the impact of changing market dynamics and environmental perspectives, petrochemical alcohols continue to play a vital role as part of product supply chains for the laundry detergents industry.
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Solvent solutions to VOCs
A new approach to VOC regulations in the US, based on the reactivity of solvents, could result in faster progress toward meeting air quality standards.
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