Shell has announced that it is starting to offer its customers worldwide a new portfolio of lubricants with zero carbon footprint.
As the demand for reducing CO2 emissions continues to rise, companies are seeking ways to meet the limits that have been set. Shell, recognizing its significant role in this, as one of the leading companies in the lubricants sector, is exploring a range of solutions to avoid, reduce, and offset emissions. At the same time, it always seeks to ensure that consumers and customers benefit as much as possible from its products.
Within this framework, Shell has introduced an extensive range of lubricants with zero carbon footprint.
This portfolio covers advanced passenger car and heavy-duty vehicle engine oils, as well as industrial lubricants.
From selected members of the Shell Helix Ultra and Shell Rimula families, to a wide range of industrial lubricants and greases, the company’s customers will now have the option to choose carbon-neutral products.
In the race to reduce carbon emissions
The global carbon credits portfolio, based on environmental projects in which Shell participates, will offset the CO2 emissions from the entire lifecycle of these products. Such a lifecycle includes the sourcing of raw materials and the production-distribution of the lubricants. Also part of the lifecycle is the use of the products until the end of their useful life.
Shell has set a goal to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 or earlier.
This initiative is the most ambitious of its kind in the lubricants industry. Overall, Shell aims to offset the annual emissions of over 200 million liters of advanced synthetic lubricants. It expects to offset approximately 700,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. This is equivalent to removing about 340,000 cars from the roads for one year.
Since 2016, Shell has reduced the carbon intensity of its lubricant production process by over 30%. At the same time, more than 50% of the electricity used in lubricant blending facilities comes from renewable sources. Additionally, the company reduces product packaging waste by increasing the use of recycled materials and seeking more sustainable packaging solutions.
ZERO CARBON FOOTPRINT
However, behind the performance demands, it is increasingly necessary to balance productivity with the environmental footprint it creates. Consumers and businesses now require their suppliers to provide environmentally sustainable solutions that allow them to make sustainable choices in turn.
Responding to all these requirements, Shell is exploring a series of initiatives aimed at avoiding, reducing, or offsetting CO2 emissions. At the same time, it works with its customers and partners to find solutions that serve their operational and environmental goals.
The latest step in this journey is the launch of the zero carbon footprint lubricant range.
These products – beyond their already known contribution to reducing or avoiding emissions during operation – are now environmentally neutral, thanks to Shell’s global portfolio of nature-based carbon credits.
High-performance engine antifreeze based on ethylene glycol. Based on Organic Acid Technology (OAT), free from nitrites, amines, and phosphates (NAP-free), and without silicates and borates, it ensures long-term protection of the cooling system. Provides excellent protection against frost (down to -40° C), corrosion, and overheating. Suitable for engine cooling systems made of iron or aluminum.