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Shell makes progress in Geismar

by Alexander H. Tullo
June 12, 2017 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 95, Issue 24

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A barge brings in heavy equipment for Shell’s new α-olefins plant in Geismar.
A barge plies the Mississippi at dusk laden with chemical stuff.
Credit: Shell
A barge brings in heavy equipment for Shell’s new α-olefins plant in Geismar.

Shell Chemicals reports that it is making progress on its new 425,000-metric-ton-per-year linear α-olefins plant in Geismar, La. After beginning construction in January 2016, the company has reactors and other major equipment on-site. Shell hopes to complete the plant next year. The company is also moving forward with an expansion of its plasticizer and surfactant alcohols capacity, which uses the α-olefins as a feedstock.

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