Chemical Plant

• How to Justify a Utility Replacement Program

  How to Justify a Utility Replacement Program This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on “Managing a Decaying Industrial Utility System.” For the first article in this series, see Managing a Decaying Industrial Utility System. The first step in a utility replacement program is securing funding to initiate the program and investigate the decaying […]

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• Managing a Decaying Industrial Utility System

  Managing a Decaying Industrial Utility System Manufacturing, refining and specialty chemical facilities across North America are facing utility infrastructure challenges. Large campus sites and facilities have utility networks that are comparable to small municipalities, complete with sewer, water distribution, power, communications, natural gas and water/wastewater treatment systems. On top of the basic utilities, most manufacturers […]

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• Flexibility Key to Speeding the Build of a Duplicate Chemical Plant

  Flexibility Key to Speeding the Build of a Duplicate Chemical Plant Many manufacturing facilities have to consider the impact of a natural disaster on their operations—whether tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, or wildfires. And sometimes customers raise concerns about whether their supply source can deliver regardless of what Mother Nature is up to. In 2012, a […]

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