Advertisement
Grab your lab coat. Let's get started
Welcome!
Welcome!
Create an account below to get 6 C&EN articles per month, receive newsletters and more - all free.
It seems this is your first time logging in online. Please enter the following information to continue.
As an ACS member you automatically get access to this site. All we need is few more details to create your reading experience.
Not you? Sign in with a different account.
Not you? Sign in with a different account.
ERROR 1
ERROR 1
ERROR 2
ERROR 2
ERROR 2
ERROR 2
ERROR 2
Password and Confirm password must match.
If you have an ACS member number, please enter it here so we can link this account to your membership. (optional)
ERROR 2
ACS values your privacy. By submitting your information, you are gaining access to C&EN and subscribing to our weekly newsletter. We use the information you provide to make your reading experience better, and we will never sell your data to third party members.
Fossil Fuels
Shell to convert German refinery to base oil production
by Alexander H. Tullo
February 3, 2024
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 102, Issue 4
As part of a strategy to “create more value with less emissions,” Shell is moving forward with plans to convert the hydrocracker at its Wesseling, Germany, site—part of its Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland—to produce base oils instead of fuels. The base oils are used for engine and transmission lubricants. Also at the Rheinland site, Shell is also investing in an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen from water using renewable energy and is constructing a biomethane liquefaction plant.
Chemical & Engineering News
ISSN 0009-2347
Copyright © 2025 American Chemical Society
The power is now in your (nitrile gloved) hands
Sign up for a free account to get more articles. Or choose the ACS option that’s right for you.
Already have an ACS ID? Log in
Join the conversation
Contact the reporter
Submit a Letter to the Editor for publication
Engage with us on X