Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk launches initiative to produce more sustainable chemicals
In the Netherlands, Shell Chemicals Park Moerdijk, a subsidiary of Shell announced a new investment in its chemicals park with the aim of producing more sustainable chemicals.
The company will build a new pyrolysis oil upgrader unit that improves the quality of pyrolysis oil, a liquid made from hard-to-recycle plastic waste, and turns it into chemical feedstock for its plants. The investment marks a first major step in transitioning the park, within ten years, by increasing the use of circular and bio-based feedstocks, growing its offer of low-carbon products and becoming net-zero emissions through the application of hydrogen and CCS, the company added.
To reach these goals, Shell intends to invest billions in Shell Moerdijk’s chemical complex over the next decade. Expected to start production in 2024, the unit will have a capacity of 50,000 tons per year, which is the equivalent to the weight of about 7.8 billion plastic bags.
Category: Chemicals & Materials
