Commodity chemical companies are very similar in design, process technology, and raw materials. There is little or no difference between a commodity chemical produced by different companies. The price for which a commodity chemical can be sold is essentially the same for all producers, and, because most raw materials are also commodity chemicals, the price of raw materials is also the same for all producers. For the most part, innovations regarding manufacture of commodity chemicals have occurred a long time in the past. Therefore, the only real way to be more profitable than a competitor is to have lower operating cost.
Energy is the most expensive commodity in the world, and energy consumed in a plant during its operation draws the largest fraction of the operating cost. Therefore, the sustainability of a plant is related to minimizing its consumption of energy.
At HJM we provide latest solutions for optimizing energy consumption using Heat and Process Integration, pinch problem analysis, cold and hot streams mixing, and innovations in heat exchanger design and setup.