Posts Tagged ‘Chemicals’

Phenol is a vital raw material in the production of high-impact resins that are used in the construction, transportation and other industries. Located along the Ohio River, Haverhill Chemicals produces a broad range of chemicals in technologically advanced operations. The plant includes operations of both phenol and bis-phenol A production units.

Although not a financial services company, Evonik Industries fully appreciates the time value of money. That’s especially true in terms of how the company manages the cycle time of its batch processes. A long cycle time often corresponds with erratic control. Evonik sees an opportunity for improvement through leveraging Control Station’s LOOPPRO PID tuning technologies to improve control and to strengthen bottom-line financial performance.

In the highly competitive world of process manufacturing even the cost of steam can be an important financial consideration. Although only a source of low-density energy, waste steam is virtually free as it’s collected from other industrial processes across the production environment. Compared to the typical cost of steam production, waste steam comes at a fraction of the cost of producing intermediate steam and can prove a valuable contributor to profitable plant operations.