 In 1941, production of "Teepol" liquid detergent began at Stanlow in the UK, the first manufacture of a petroleum-based organic chemical in Europe, Teepol is now manufactured by Teepol Products UK based at Orpington in Greater London, from there it is sold worldwide.In the decades that have followed, Shell Chemicals companies have been significant players in the growth of the global petrochemicals sector and have developed some of its key manufacturing processes.The Shell Chemicals portfolio is focused on six product businesses and two international joint ventures.