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On April 1, 2025, Shell completed the sale of its Bukom refinery and associated petrochemical assets to CAPGC Pte. Ltd., a joint venture between Indonesia’s Chandra Asri and Glencore.

The Aster Jurong Island Chemical Complex has been a key producer of chemical building blocks essential for modern living since 1997. It is a major integrated petrochemical manufacturing hub in Singapore, operated by Aster Chemicals and Energy Pte. Ltd. and forming a key part of the broader Aster Energy and Chemicals Park. 

Covering more than 60 hectares, Aster operates two sites on Jurong Island. The Seraya site manufactures mono-propylene glycol, polyols, propylene oxide, and styrene monomer. The Merbau site produces ethylene oxide, ethoxylates and mono-ethylene glycol. The site's world-scale mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) plant is among the largest in the world.