Shell plans bitumen facility at Batangas refinery

NEWLY listed oil refiner and distributor Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. (SHLPH) plans to put up a bitumen production facility at the Shell Refinery in Tabangao, Batangas to cement its position as industry leader in road pavement solutions.

“We do have plans to provide further investments in the refinery but not to expand capacity but to ensure that it continues to be efficient, so we have plans to put up a bitumen production facility and it is well in line with the infrastructure plans of the government,” SHLPH president and country chairman Cesar Romero told reporters in an interview.