SECTORS – CHEMICALS (BULK AND SPECIALITY)

With more global competition, volatile energy costs, fluctuating demand and tighter legislation, this sector faces many challenges which require a high quality and depth of expertise.

R B Plant are therefore a natural choice for many businesses looking to add to their in-house expertise to address their business demands thereby allowing them to focus on their core activities.

Here are some of the benefits of partnering with R B Plant:

TRACK RECORD

• Our teams have decades of site and design expertise acquired within a manufacturing environment hence are fully conversant with project execution, operational challenges and safety standards expected from a top-tier COMAH site.
• Worked with wide variety of manufacturers from heavy petrochemicals through to resins, bulk chemicals, speciality chemicals and solvents.
• Design, delivery and construction of projects up to £50m for the following:
  • Paint plants
  • Pesticide plants
  • Resin plants, solvent storage and blending depots
  • Ink manufacturing and blending lines
  • Water-treatment chemicals manufacturing
  • Production lines for primary pharmaceutical ingredients, reaction and separation of medical gasses.
• Smaller scale consultancy for process plant optimisation, troubleshooting, debottlenecking, repairs and extensions for a wide range of other chemical manufacturing, storage, distribution and packaging facilities around the UK, Europe and globally.

Some examples of clients are:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT, COMMERCIAL AND LOGISTICAL EXPERTISE

R B Plant have all the required capabilities to execute a project in part or full. We have a proven track record in supporting clients to avoid major pitfalls which can result in a project exceeding cost and time constraints. Some examples are:

• Preparing cases for capital justifications and sanctioning.
• Obtaining approval from regulatory authorities such as the HSE, EA.
• Environmental permitting.
• CDM.
• Site supervision of sub-contractors ensuring adhesion to programme.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Here are some examples of how R B Plant have supported clients with their challenges:

• Reaction, separation, heat transfer, process control.
• Process safety compliance – e.g. HAZOPS/SIL/LOPA/DSEAR
• Complete projects from conceptual to commissioning or individual project elements
• FEED and feasibility studies
• CAPEX justifications with structured analysis of risks and opportunities for sanctioning
• Reduced operating costs – e.g. reduced energy and shutdown frequency/duration
• Process plant optimisation, troubleshooting, debottlenecking, modification and expansion

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