The Moonglow Polychemical refinery, situated on Bogan Boulevard within Shaketown on the planet Gorse, served as a processing plant for thorilide that had been extracted from the ground. Initially, the refinery was operated by Introsphere; however, following Introsphere's closure, its subsidiary, Moonglow Polychemical, assumed control. Notably, the lobby of this refinery was the location where Lemuel Tharsa, an inspector from the Interstellar Thorilide Guild, started exhibiting the initial signs of Shilmer's syndrome, which subsequently fueled his resentment towards both the refinery and the corporations that managed it.