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Sponsors 2023

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BD Energy Systems, LLC

BD Energy Systems, LLC (BDE), a world leader in turnkey revamp solutions, is based in Houston, Texas, USA. BDE’s strength and success in industry comes from highly experienced engineers who have more than 300 years of combined experience specializing in syngas plants and fired equipment technologies. BDE has executed more than 300 successful projects globally in ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, GTL, and refineries of various licensors, executing EPC projects with focus on decarbonization and reliability improvement.

BDE is involved in multiple syngas plant studies providing decarbonization for existing syngas plants using green & blue hydrogen through benchmarking. We provide solutions to utilize green H2 and O2 at battery limits. Our executed projects include evaluations for decarbonization, plant relocations, furnace revamps & modernizations, optimizations for energy savings, production increase, NOx and GHG reduction, and reliability improvements. Additional services include turnaround planning, construction / technical advisory services, operator training, commissioning and start-up services.

Halliburton Multi-Chem

Halliburton Multi-Chem provides industrial water and process treatment solutions to refinery, petrochemical, ammonia/fertilizer, and heavy industrial operations. Through on-site technical service and engineering support, Multi-Chem helps customers with their business goals, including improving reliability, increasing throughput, and enhancing the efficiency and flexibility of operating units.

ALLEIMA

Alleima is a leading manufacturer of high value-added products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. Our origins date back to 1862 and the foundation of the company Sandvikens Jernverk by Göran Fredrik Göransson, a pioneer in using the Bessemer method for steel production on an industrial scale.

Based on long-term customer partnerships, we advance processes and applications in the most demanding industries through unique materials that are lightweight, durable, corrosion-resistant, and able to withstand extremely high temperatures and pressures.

With more than 900 active alloy recipes, our offering comprises products for several customer segments, mainly seamless tubes for the energy, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and renewables industries. Safurex®, a high-alloy duplex (austenitic-ferritic) stainless steel developed to withstand the corrosive environments present in the Stamicarbon urea process. We also produce
bi-metallic tubing with a bonded zirconium inner layer and stainless outer layer for corrosive nitric acid plants as well as austenitic grades like Sanicro® 69 and Alleima® 2RE10 last up to 35 years.

CG Thermal

CG Thermal LLC is a customer-focused, technology-driven, solution-oriented company. We provide process technology solutions for harsh and corrosive process streams. Our services range from providing customer-specific process equipment and technical support to consulting and turn-key engineered solutions. Using our expertise, we partner with our customers to provide technologies and innovative solutions to minimize operational costs and maximize productivity.

Boustead International Heaters Ltd

Boustead International Heaters (BIH) have been designing and suppling complex bespoke thermal process equipment for over 40 years and proudly employ some of the most experienced subject matter experts in the industry. With a widespread global reference list of over 1,000 units across 300+ projects, both on and offshore, BIH supply Direct Fired Heaters, Steam Methane Reformers, ATR Fired Heaters, H2 and Oxygen firing application, De-NOx as core products and revamp of all above in an extensive and expanding portfolio. Leveraging our uniquely global operational footprint, BIH have the agility to offer design study services for greenfield FEEDs and aftermarket upgrades, through to complete turnkey supply solutions for the world’s mega energy projects. Your engineering and delivery partner for all Reformer solutions and syngas industry support!

Kinetix Solutions, LLC

Kinetix Solutions is a privately-owned specialty chemical and consulting service company. Our main office is located in Geismar, Louisiana, with satellite sites located throughout the continental United States. Our solutions are focused on the industrial chemical sector, where we provide a technical approach to solutions for our customers. Our innovative approach in treatment solutions provides tangible results in environmental, capital, energy, chemical treatment, and maintenance, as well as finished-product improvements.

Casale

Established in 1921, Casale greatly contributed to the history of ammonia production and nowadays is a world leading licensor and engineering contractor for the production of ammonia, urea, melamine, methanol, syngas. In 2014, following an acquisition from Borealis (formerly GPN), Casale expanded its portfolio to include also the processes for the production of nitric acid, AN, UAN, and multi-nutrient fertilizer products, including their granulation technology.

Through its sister company, Casale Project, Casale is also in a position to extend the services offered up to EPC contracting.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries group companies are recognized by our customers for our technology, quality, efficiency, and reliability. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation is a leading manufacturer of API compressors and mechanical drive steam turbines. Our products are widely used in the oil & gas and petrochemical markets and range in size from 300mm – 2000mm in impeller diameter. Our US based 180,000 ft² state-of-the-art packing and service center, Pearland Works, is conveniently located in the Gulf Coast, just outside of Houston, TX. Backed by local sales, engineering, and operations experts, to support Mitsubishi and other OEM turbomachinery.

KBR

KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program lifecycle within the Government Solutions and Energy sectors. KBR employs approximately 38,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries, across three synergistic global businesses: Government Solutions, Technology Solutions and Energy Solutions.

KBR Technology Solutions is focused on the monetization of hydrocarbons in refining, olefins, chemicals, ammonia and fertilizer, evaporation and crystallization, acid treatment, automation technologies, etc. KBR has licensed, designed or constructed more than 60 greenfield refineries and over 1,000 refining units of every type and size the world over. KBR has been a leader in olefin plant design, construction and technology development for more than 50 years. In ammonia technology, KBR has been involved in the licensing, design, engineering, and/or construction of more than 230 grass roots ammonia plants and over 100 revamp ammonia projects globally.

BASF

With more than 50 years of experience, BASF offers its customers efficient gas treating solutions for a variety of applications such as natural gas, synthesis gas, flue gas, and biogas. Worldwide, these solutions have been proven and demonstrated in about 500 reference plants. BASF markets its range of gas treating technologies, the corresponding solvents and complete technical services including the digital platform OASE connect under the brand OASE® – Gas Treating Excellence by BASF. The OASE products are part of the system solutions that make a significant contribution to sustainability in the value chain. Compared to conventional technologies, OASE offers the highest efficiency in gas treatment and thus makes important contributions to conserving resources and reducing emissions by saving energy. For more information please visit www.oase.basf.com

UptimeAI

UptimeAI is an Artificial Intelligence company that offers virtual AI assistant software for improving plant and asset performance. UptimeAI’s ‘AI Expert’ uniquely combines artificial intelligence with subject matter knowledge from 200+ years of cumulative experience to explain interrelations across upstream/downstream equipment, identify problems, and give prescriptive diagnosis at scale. To maintain high availability, improve efficiency, and eliminate unplanned downtime, AI Expert continuously learns while providing prescriptive measures. The company’s customers include several in the Fortune 500.

Topsoe, Inc.

Founded in 1940, Topsoe is a global leader in developing solutions for a decarbonized world, supplying technology, catalysts, and services for worldwide energy transition.

Our mission is to combat climate change by helping our partners and customers achieve their decarbonization and emission-reduction targets, including those in challenging sectors: aviation, shipping, and production of crucial raw materials. From low-carbon or zero-carbon chemicals, to renewable fuels and plastic upcycling, we are uniquely positioned to aid humanity in realizing a sustainable future.

Topsoe is?headquartered in Denmark, with 2,100 employees serving customers all around the globe. To learn more, visit www.topsoe.com.


Clariant

Clariant’s Catalysts business unit is a leading global developer and producer of catalysts for industrial processes since the acquisition of Süd-Chemie in 2011. With a total of 15 production sites (incl. Joint Ventures) and 11 R&D and technical centers it is headquartered in Munich, Germany. Approximately 2067 employees serve customers around the world. Aimed at delivering sustainable value to customers, Clariant’s catalysts and adsorbents are designed to increase production throughput, lower energy consumption, and reduce hazardous emissions from industrial processes. The broad portfolio also includes products that enable the use of alternative feedstock for chemical and fuel production.

 


Stamicarbon

At Stamicarbon we develop, design and license futureproof fertilizer plant technologies, with urea and nitric acid being our core businesses. Using almost 75 years of knowledge and experience, we offer our clients customized-solutions and services to maintain, improve and optimize plants in every stage of their lifecycle. We take pride in being innovative and developing reliable, safe and sustainable fertilizer solutions.

For example: our Ultra-Low Energy design that reduces energy consumption of urea plants considerably, our MicroMist™ Venturi Scrubbing system that reduces emissions of urea granulation and prilling plants to unrivaled low levels, our digital solutions that achieve real-time insights to maximize efficiency and production, and our Controlled-Release-Fertilizer design that helps farmers to improve crop yields.

Next to urea, we design nitric acid plants with maximum energy recovery, reliable operation and minimal greenhouse gas emissions. Besides technologies, we also have developed the best corrosion-resistant duplex stainless steel for high pressure synthesis equipment - “SAFUREX®” and a real-time dynamic training simulator for urea and granulation plants, as well as for the adjacent ammonia, nitric acid and UAN plants.

As pioneers with a higher purpose, it is our vision to enable the world to feed itself and improve the quality of life.