Industry
Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals & Process Industries
Process, mechanical and safety engineering for plants that run hot, high and hazardous.
Overview
How we work in chemicals & process
We support chemical, agrochemical, specialty and fine chemical manufacturers with process and equipment engineering, safety studies, automation, integrity management and sustainability. Our multidisciplinary teams understand the interplay between chemistry, equipment and control.
Challenges we solve most often
- Managing process hazards and demonstrating safety to regulators and insurers
- Debottlenecking and scaling multipurpose plants
- Corrosion, integrity and life extension of reactors, columns and piping
- Cutting energy, solvent and water intensity
What we deliver
Engineering, validation and digital solutions for chemicals & process
- Process engineering, P&IDs, equipment sizing and plant layout
- Reactor, column, heat exchanger and storage design to ASME, PED and API
- HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, QRA and ATEX assessments
- DCS/SIS/PLC automation, batch control and MES
- Risk-based inspection, corrosion monitoring and fitness-for-service
- Heat integration, solvent recovery and ZLD engineering
Capabilities applied
Disciplines we bring to chemicals & process programmes
Design & Development
From a blank sheet to production-ready drawings, with manufacturability built in.
View capabilityRegulatory & Compliance
Engineering that clears CE, FDA, PED, ASME and national approvals without rework.
View capabilityAutomation & Controls
Control systems designed, programmed, tested and commissioned as one responsibility.
View capabilityReliability & Integrity
Keep critical assets running longer, safer and cheaper.
View capabilityEnergy & Sustainability
Cut energy, water and carbon with engineering that pays back.
View capabilityInspection & NDT
Independent inspection that proves what was built matches what was designed.
View capabilitySimulation & Analysis
Virtual testing that removes physical iterations and de-risks design decisions.
View capabilityProject Management & EPCM
Complex industrial projects delivered on scope, schedule and budget.
View capabilityCodes, standards and regulations
Frameworks we engineer and document to in this sector
Compliance is designed in from the first specification, not audited in at the end.
- ASME VIII / B31.3
- PED
- IEC 61511
- ATEX / IECEx
- ISA-88 / ISA-95
- API 580 / 581
- OSHA PSM
- ISO 50001
Representative engagements
Chemicals & Process case studies
Plant and machinery valuation and technical due diligence for an acquisition
Valued three manufacturing sites and quantified compliance and capex backlog to support the transaction.
Design-by-analysis re-rating of high-pressure reactors
Re-rated four hydrogenation reactors to a higher operating pressure using ASME VIII Div 2 design-by-analysis and fatigue assessment.
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Planning a chemicals & process project?
Our sector engineers will review your scope and come back with options, risks and a realistic plan, at no cost for the first conversation.