Petrochemical Industry
We help petrochemical producers improve efficiency, increase product quality, and reduce environmental impact through advanced separation and purification technologies. Our solutions are engineered to optimize production while lowering costs and enabling more sustainable operations helping producers stay competitive in a rapidly evolving market.
Supporting Petrochemical Producers with Efficient, Flexible, and Sustainable Process Solutions
The petrochemical industry is central to modern life, supplying the raw materials for plastics, fibers, resins, and countless consumer and industrial goods. Producers today face a rapidly changing landscape: demand for higher-purity intermediates, rising competition from alternative feedstocks, and increasing pressure to decarbonize and adopt circular practices. Meeting these challenges requires technologies that deliver efficiency, flexibility, and consistent product quality across a wide range of applications.
Operating in today’s chemical sector means addressing multiple, interconnected challenges:
Precision Separation for Petrochemicals
Handle complex separations of aromatics, olefins, and hydrocarbons with high-efficiency purification technologies tailored for demanding applications.
Sustainable & Circular Solutions
Reduce emissions, waste, and energy use while enabling circular practices like plastics recycling with advanced process integration.
Flexible Technologies for Feedstocks
Adapt to changing feedstocks from heavy crudes to bio-based streams thanks to robust, scalable systems designed for operational flexibility.
Boost Purity, Yield & Competitiveness
Meet strict purity standards and increase recovery rates while lowering costs, helping you stay competitive in a fast-evolving market.
Our solutions create value for petrochemical producers by increasing recovery rates, improving product purity, and reducing energy use in critical separation processes. By optimizing solvent use and process integration, we help lower operating costs while minimizing emissions and waste streams. Our technologies are designed to handle a broad range of feedstocks and product requirements, giving producers the flexibility to adapt to evolving markets and customer demands. With reliable performance and proven expertise across a wide variety of applications from olefins production, aromatics extraction to polymer intermediates and resins we provide the tools needed to enhance competitiveness, secure compliance, and accelerate the transition toward more efficient and sustainable petrochemical production.
Main applications of petrochemical industry
Aromatics Hydrocarbons
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BTX
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Ethylbenzene
Olefins & Derivatives
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Ethylene
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Propylene
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Butene
Monomers for Polymers
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Styrene
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MMA
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MAA
Oxygenated
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MTBE
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DIPE
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MEK
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MIBK
Process Chemicals
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Pyrolysis gas quenching
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Pyrolysis oil purification
Efficiency
Decarbonization with return
Purity
Maximizing plant profitability
Reliability
Uninterrupted production
Circularity
Advanced plastics recycling
Selectivity
Aromatic extraction and purification
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Petrochemicals
Asia
Transforming waste into wealth, OptimEXT™ achieved over 90% base oil recovery
Challenge:
Convert used lubricating oil into premium-quality base oil by removing complex impurities (PAHs, sulfur, nitrogen, chlorides) without relying on costly, energy-intensive hydrotreating processes.
Solution:
OptimEXT™ advanced extraction technology with integrated solvent recovery; conducted on-site pilot tests to optimize solvent use and process design; delivered a full-scale industrial unit within 12 months.
Technology:
Results:
Achieved over 90% base oil recovery, produced API Group II premium base oil, removed all critical impurities (including sulfur reduced by 100x), and enabled cost-effective, sustainable production.
Petrochemicals
Batam, Batam City, Riau Islands, Indonesia
OptimEXT™ enabled green rubber oil (RPO) production
Challenge:
Produce high‑quality, regulatory‑compliant TDAE while keeping PCAs below 3% despite highly variable feedstocks and difficult physical properties without sacrificing efficiency or yield.
Solution:
OptimEXT™ featured with Kühni™ agitated column; extensive pilot tests on multiple RPO feedstocks (PCAs 15–28%); extractor internals to handle viscosity/density challenges; scaled to industrial operation with >25 t/h feed and a performance guarantee.
Technology:
Results:
Consistent on‑spec TDAE from start‑up; >93% removal of all PCAs; PAHs reduced to <10 ppm, with Benzo(a)pyrene at ~1 ppm; stable high‑volume production, higher yields, full regulatory compliance, and a strengthened market position.
>25 tons/hour of RPO feedstock
150+ Years Experience
Proven track record in chemical process engineering and equipment manufacturing.
Global Presence
Worldwide support network with local expertise and rapid response capabilities.
Quality Assurance
ISO certified processes and rigorous quality control for reliable, safe operations.