Groundbreaking ceremony held for Shell's newest integrated petrochem facility

26-Oct-06

The groundbreaking ceremony, signaling the start of building work, was held on Bukom Island, Singapore for Shell's newest integrated petrochemical facility, the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex (SEPC). Start-up is estimated in 2009-2010. SEPC represents Shell's largest ever chemicals investment in Singapore. Upon completion, the facility will include a new world-scale 800,000 tpa ethylene cracker on Bukom Island and a 750,000 tpa Mono-Ethylene Glycol (MEG) plant on Jurong Island using Shell's proprietary technology. The project scope also includes modifications and expansion of the Bukom refinery.