Emerson's digital automation chosen to modernize nine plants in Europe's largest petrochemical complex
Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson, has been selected by Russian chemical giant Nizhnekamskneftekhim (NKNH) to modernize the largest petrochemical complex in Europe. The nine-plant complex in Tatarstan, Western Russia, manufactures 60 percent of all the styrene and resins that are basic components of materials for thousands of everyday products in Russia. The complex also manufacturers 100 percent of the country's polyether, which is used mostly for plastic auto parts. The polyether plant is a joint venture with BASF.
Emerson's PlantWeb® digital plant architecture already has been installed and activated in two of the plants, resulting in improvements of 12 percent in productivity and 5 percent in yield, in addition to overall greater reliability. Because of the age of some of the facilities and the complexity of the processes, production must be continually monitored to ensure high-quality product. Prior to the PlantWeb installations, NKNH plants were controlled by a locally designed system.
PlantWeb digital plant architecture enables NKNH to run plants with reduced supervision by delivering more complete and intelligent digital automation, using the latest technologies in field devices and easy-to-use operations and maintenance stations. The architecture continuously monitors the processes and the instruments themselves, providing alerts and guidance when and where needed to enable highest efficiency of those running the plant.
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