Shell to launch oil lubricants plant construction in Tver

Shell Neft, a subsidiary of Shell, plans to launch construction on a plant that will produce and mix lubricant oils in the Tver region city of Torzhok, Russia in 2009, the Industry and Trade Ministry told Interfax. The plant will produce lubricants under the Shell brand. The ministry has already begun preparing documentation on the plant’s equipment. In particular, the project will require the import of special logistics equipment such as mixers, pumps and automated purifying systems in order to mix, package and store lubricant materials. Shell and the Tver administration signed an agreement on the construction of the plant in November 2007. (August 22, 2009)