BP Completes Installation of Pavilion's Process Perfecter.Business, Energy & Technology Editors AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2003 Marl, Germany Site is BP's 14th Implementation of Pavilion's Advanced Process Control Solution under a 10-Year Global Alliance BP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BP), one of the largest integrated energy companies in the world, has successfully completed installation of Pavilion's advanced process control and optimization technology at its Marl, Germany facility. This is the fourteenth BP site to deploy Pavilion's Process Perfecter(R) software to more efficiently and cost-effectively produce ethylbenzene Ethylbenzene is an organic chemical compound which is an aromatic hydrocarbon. Its major use is in the petrochemical industry as an intermediate compound for the production of styrene, which in turn is used for making polystyrene, a commonly used plastic material. and styrene sty·rene n. A colorless oily liquid from which polystyrenes, plastics, and synthetic rubber are produced. Also called vinylbenzene. products. At the Marl facility, Pavilion's software controls and optimizes ethylbenzene and styrene reaction and distillation distillation, process used to separate the substances composing a mixture. It involves a change of state, as of liquid to gas, and subsequent condensation. The process was probably first used in the production of intoxicating beverages. systems that produce more than 350,000 metric tons of styrene per year. "With Pavilion's software, the BP Marl site has been able to increase production rates while reducing utility consumption and improving product quality," said Steve Pollitt, technology manager for ethylbenzene and styrene at BP Marl. "Pavilion's advanced process control solutions and their implementation team have performed to a very high standard and delivered what they promised, which means better, faster, and more sustainable results for our business." "This project, our fourteenth with BP in just three years, demonstrates both the strength of our global alliance and the value of our advanced process control solutions," said Pavilion COO Doug Johnson The name Doug Johnson may refer to the following people:
BP's Marl operations are located on the ChemiePark Marl. This site was originally established in 1938 as Chemische Werke Huls and is the third-largest chemicals production site in Germany with 120 km of pipelines and 55 km of streets. BP's Marl operations on the site employ approximately 380 people and include the production of ethylbenzene, styrene, polystyrene and expandable polystyrene. Process Perfecter allows styrene producers to control and optimize plant operations relative to production, quality and economic objectives. Because of its high flexibility, Process Perfecter can optimize single processes, lines or an entire plant production system, and can easily interact with plant scheduling and other manufacturing process software. About BP (www.bp.com) BP p.l.c. is the holding company of one of the world's largest petroleum and petrochemicals groups. As one of the three largest integrated energy companies in the world, BP serves 10 million customers everyday. BP's main activities are exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining, marketing, supply and transportation; solar power and manufacturing and marketing of petrochemicals. BP operates in 100 countries on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. . About Pavilion (www.pavtech.com) Pavilion Technologies Inc. is the world's leading developer of advanced process control (APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. ) and environmental compliance solutions for global enterprises. Pavilion combines its cutting-edge technology and industrial domain expertise to return millions of dollars in value daily for more than 350 companies worldwide, including BP, Fonterra, Nestle, TXU TXU Texas Utilities (Electric and Gas Company) TXU Transmitter Unit and Weyerhauser. Pavilion Technologies Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Austin, Texas, with offices serving every region of the world. |
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