July 2018 - In December 2017 Escher received the order from Shell Chemicals Seraya Pte Ltd. for the replacement of the flare tip of a Escher flare installed on the Jurong Island plant in Singapore. The flare tip delivered in July 2018 stop and was installed and put in operation successfully in September 2018.
On the Jurong Island plant Shell produces the following chemicals:
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Ethylene oxide and ethoxylates. These products are used in applications such as polyester fibres, polyester resins and surfactants.
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Styrene monomer, the starting material for plastics such as polystyrene, expandable polystyrene and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. The main applications for these products are in the automotive, electrical, appliances and packaging industries.
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Propylene oxide, which is used in a wide range of chemical derivatives including polyols, propylene glycols (namely mono-propylene glycol and di-propylene glycol), glycol ether solvents and flame retardants.
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Polyols, the main derivative of propylene oxide, which are used primarily to produce polyurethane foams, coatings, elastomers, adhesives and sealants.
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