Chemical products refer to substances that are manufactured in the chemical industry and are widely used in various sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, and manufacturing to improve human life and contribute to economic growth. They can be beneficial for curing diseases and enhancing food production, but if not managed properly, they can also pose risks to human health and the environment.
The main concern related to chemical products is that they are present in the environment for a long with any degradation and enter into body of a living being, and accumulate in their tissues that directly or indirectly affect their health, for example, plastics. Although plastics had many important applications throughout history, they stabilized after disposal and remain in the environment for several years. Some organic compounds like dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), one of the insecticides, are organic halogen compounds that damage the plant and animal tissues after accumulation. Therefore the chemical products should be designed in such a way that they break down easily into less toxic products without harming the environment. While designing the chemical products, their physical and chemical properties should be taken into account along with their decomposition products
Chemicals products portfolio
Shell Chemicals manufactures and supplies a wide range of petrochemical ‘building blocks’ to industrial customers in all parts of the world. Countless products that we all need and use every day in our homes, our cars, at work, or while we relax owe their beginnings to these key raw materials that we provide.
No matter where you are in your sustainability journey, Shell Chemicals can help customise solutions to meet your needs at your own pace.
Our chemical products reach homes and companies around the world. We transform basic chemicals into products of higher value with applications in industries as wide-ranging as home care, IT, cosmetics, and automobiles.
Now with raw materials of renewable and circular origin in our new sustainable line.
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
This division includes the transformation of organic and inorganic raw materials by a chemical process and the formation of products. It distinguishes the production of basic chemicals that constitute the first industry group from the production of intermediate and end products produced by further processing of basic chemicals that make up the remaining industry classes.
An immense variety of chemical products are being manufactured, used, and released by agricultural and industrial activity. Some inorganic compounds include acids, alkalis, ammonia, chlorine, radionuclides, and heavy metals.
This division includes the transformation of organic and inorganic raw materials by a chemical process and the formation of products. It distinguishes the production of basic chemicals that constitute the first industry group from the production of intermediate and end products produced by further processing of basic chemicals that make up the remaining industry classes.
