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Plant Management Services

The management and operation of a chlor-alkali plant require skills that frequently go beyond the typical scope of supply of an engineering and construction company. Not only does the plant manager have to bring capital projects online within the allowed time and on budget, but they must also operate the system:

• to produce the necessary quantity and quality of the product at a competitive cost;
• in compliance with the environmental requirements;
• in a safe and responsible manner;
• while avoiding any security problems that may threaten both the plant employees and the community in which the plant is located.

This is a tall order.

Because of the unique management and operational background of Andritz Automation, we offer services in many of these areas. A series of links are displayed below that will lead the reader to additional information on each topic.

• Production Optimization: Often it is necessary to step back a bit from the day-to-day pressures to evaluate the strategic position of the plant in relation to the market and the competition. Feasibility studies, both domestically and internationally, have been a strategic offering of Andritz Automation for many years. Studies focused on the optimization of production opportunities in Azerbaijan and Poland in association with the US Trade and Economic Development Agency; in the Canadian Maritimes in association with the Atlantic Canada Development Agency; in Latin America for one of the largest private corporations in Mexico; and throughout the United States and Canada.
• Safety and Environmental Compliance: Responsible plant operation in terms of environmental compliance and injury reduction is a mandate for every facility. In the United States, OSHA's Process Safety Management and the EPA's Risk Management Program has been law for many years. In many other parts of the world, the ACC's Responsible Care program has similar goals. Andritz Automation has been offering safety audits and environmental compliance options and programs for many decades. This effort includes developing some innovative methods of achieving a reduction in emissions such as our patented REMERC Process and the design of an innovative HCl burner without using hydrogen gas as a feedstock.
• Security: The lessons of September 11th were painful. The potential for an intentional attack that would release hazardous materials into a community must now be seriously considered. Andritz Automation personnel is trained and qualified to perform Security Vulnerability Analyses using the recognized CCPS SVA Methodology. Our deep experience in operational matters makes us uniquely capable of seeing the potential threats quickly and developing cost-effective solutions to the risks identified.