Leadership in technology is fundamentally important in enabling Shell Chemicals to reach their goal of being best in the petrochemicals sector. |
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It can, for example, enable Shell chemicals companies to become leading manufacturers in terms of performance and cost. Technology developments related to processes and catalysts can also create options for using alternative - and often less expensive - feedstocks.
The Shell Chemicals Technology activities that support business needs are largely coordinated at two technology centres:
- at Westhollow in Texas, USA,
- and at Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Application research and technical service in polyurethanes is also carried out in Singapore, while specialised services are also provided by the laboratories linked to the various manufacturing sites worldwide.
To ensure the implementation of world class processes, Chemicals Technology staff provide a number of technical, design and engineering services to our manufacturing sites around the world.
Customer support
For our customers, the focus is on offering technical service, where it is required, and providing differentiating products and services. Chemicals Technology staff are available to help in solving specific problems and supporting the more effective use of our products. Close alliances with major customers can also lead to the joint development of new technologies or to the creation of new business opportunities.
Other Chemicals Technology activities ensure that a close watch is kept on emerging technologies or societal or regulatory trends that might have a fundamental impact on our own or our customers’ businesses, and provide innovative technologies to respond to these trends. Technology licensing is another key activity, designed to maximise the value of our own patents, or to secure access to third party technologies.
Sustainable focus
Technology also has a key part to play in meeting the challenges of sustainable development. The values underpinning sustainable development are an integral part of our technology strategy and show through in a wide variety of projects ranging from process improvements that reduce emissions to customer partnerships that develop new recycling options.
