# Shell Chemicals > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shell_Chemicals > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shell_Chemicals.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Chemicals > Source revision: 1317034610 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Petrochemicals division of Shell plc Shell Chemicals Type Division Industry Petrochemical Headquarters Houston , United States[1] Parent Shell plc Website shell.com/chemicals **Shell Chemicals** is the [petrochemicals](/source/Petrochemicals) arm of [Shell plc](/source/Shell_plc). The name "Shell Chemicals" refers to the nearly seventy companies engaged in chemicals businesses for Shell, which together make up one of the largest petrochemical producers in the world. The company has a wide range of products that include [acetone](/source/Acetone), aromatics, [ethylene oxide](/source/Ethylene_oxide), [ethylene glycols](/source/Ethylene_glycol), [alkenes](/source/Alkene), [nonene](/source/Nonene), [phenol](/source/Phenol), [polyethylene](/source/Polyethylene), [polyols](/source/Polyol), and [solvents](/source/Solvent).[2] ## History Shell companies first entered the chemicals industry in 1929, via a partnership with [Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken](/source/Koninklijke_Nederlandsche_Hoogovens_en_Staalfabrieken) in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) called [NV Mekog](/source/Mekog), which manufactured ammonia from coke-oven gas produced at the steelworks in [IJmuiden](/source/IJmuiden). Meanwhile, in the [United States](/source/United_States), the Shell Chemical Company (founded 1929) began the world's first production of ammonia from natural gas in [California](/source/California) in 1931. It also started production of chemical solvents from refinery gases in California during the early 1930s, while in 1942, it pioneered the production of [butadiene](/source/Butadiene), a key raw material for synthetic rubbers. In 1941, production of *Teepol* liquid detergent began at [Stanlow](/source/Stanlow_Oil_Refinery) in the [UK](/source/United_Kingdom), the first manufacture of a petroleum-based organic chemical in Europe. Throughout the years as Shell Chemicals business grows inline with the Oil and Gas segment, many plants were set up globally. The Teepol brand is now manufactured in different counterparts globally. Among them are Teepol Products UK based at Orpington in Greater London and Teepol Malaysia based at [Klang](/source/Klang_(city)) in [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia). From there it is sold worldwide. In the decades that have followed, Shell Chemicals companies have been significant players in the growth of the global petrochemicals sector and have developed some of its key manufacturing processes. ## Portfolio of businesses The Shell Chemicals portfolio is focused on six product businesses and two international joint ventures. It includes the operation a number of large-scale plants that produce high volume products. The companies included in Shell Chemicals employ around 8,500 people worldwide. ## Key manufacturing locations Shell Chemicals companies source product from manufacturing facilities around the world. Some of these facilities are operated by Shell Chemicals companies, some by other businesses within the Shell Group and others by joint ventures in which Shell holds varying levels of investment. Currently, Shell Chemicals companies' main manufacturing locations for petrochemical building blocks are: - Moerdijk/Pernis, The Netherlands - Stanlow, UK - Deer Park, USA - Geismar, USA - Mobile, USA - Norco, USA - Scotford, Canada - Jurong Island/Pulau Bukom, Singapore - Klang, Malaysia [note 1] **Notes** 1. **[^](#cite_ref-jv1_3-0)** [joint venture](/source/Joint_venture) between Shell Chemicals and Tabung Haji Sdn Bhd. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Company Profile](https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.shell_chemical_lp.d9de995ee3bfdf7cd0ba731333afbf46.html#:~:text=Shell%20Chemical%20LP%20is%20located,of%20the%20Chemical%20Manufacturing%20Industry.) on DNB.com 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Our products](https://www.shell.com/business-customers/chemicals/our-products.html) on company website ## External links - [Official website](https://www.shell.com/business-customers/chemicals.html) v t e Shell plc Divisions and subsidiaries Current Shell Australia QGC Shell Energy Australia Shell Canada Shell Chemicals Shell Gas & Power Shell Nigeria Shell USA Former Anglo-Saxon Mexican Eagle Shell Pakistan Showa Shell Sekiyu Woodside Petroleum Joint ventures Current Albian Sands Brunei Shell Petroleum Brunei LNG North West Shelf Venture Oman LNG Pearl GTL Petroleum Development Oman (34%) Raízen Sakhalin Energy Former Aera Energy Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields Asiatic Petroleum Company Cellana MonteShell Motiva Shell-Mex & BP Brands Jiffy Lube Pennzoil Quaker State Rotella V-Power Facilities and places Asia Building Brent Spar Clyde Refinery Hancock Whitney Center Mars Montreal East Refinery One Shell Plaza Plaza Shell Rocky Mountain Arsenal Scotford Upgrader Shell Building Shell Centre Shell Centre (Calgary) Shell Development Emeryville Shell Haven Shell Shell Mex House Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex Shell Technology Centre Controversies Corrib gas controversy Ken Saro-Wiwa Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People Wiwa v Royal Dutch Shell People André Bénard John Jennings M. 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