Boost to polypropylene production for China market

Pavilion Technologies helps Samsung Total boost polypropylene production to capitalise on a booming Chinese market, achieving a payback on their investment of 140% in less than nine months

Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in model-based software, today announced that Samsung Total Petrochemicals has realised significant benefits from the deployment of the Pavilion Model Predictive Control (MPC) polymer solution to optimise production on the A-Train polypropylene line at their Daesan, Korea facility.

Samsung Total selected the Pavilion polymer solution to increase production, enhance product consistency and reduce raw materials consumption.

In less than nine months, Samsung Total has realised a payback on their investment of 140%.

This marks the 10th polymer control solution deployed at four Samsung Total Petrochemicals sites worldwide.

Based on the success of this project, Samsung Total recently elected to deploy the Pavilion polymer solution on its B-Train polypropylene line.

"The Pavilion polymer control solution has helped Samsung Total bring more, high-quality polypropylene to a booming Asian market quickly," said Samsung Total Executive Vice President Graeme Burnett: "This is critical, as it moves us closer to attaining our corporate goal of increasing our market share in Asia and the Middle East by 20 percent by 2010".

Samsung Total selected the Pavilion polymer solution based on their proven record of delivering results for leaders in the polymer industry.

Through the Pavilion ValueFirst customer engagement methodology, an in-depth benefits analysis of the production process was conducted.

The team identified significant benefits that supported the Samsung Total key business objectives.

Specifically, Samsung Total wanted to achieve better control of the reactor, extruder and transition process - complex phases in polypropylene production that are critical for increasing throughput, maintaining product consistency and minimising raw materials consumption.

The A-Train is a 150 kMT line based upon Mitsui Hypol I process technology.

As a result of the Pavilion polypropylene MPC solution, Samsung Total surpassed the expected benefits, achieving 140 percent ROI within one year.

Key benefits included.

* Production increase of 3.1 percent due to the elimination of bottlenecks.

* Production rate increase of 5.7 percent at the extruder.

* Product consistency and process improvements of 27 percent.

* Enhanced predictive measurement accuracy with an average melt flow rate (MFR) accuracy rate of 95 percent.

With more commercial applications than any other supplier, Pavilion Technologies is a recognised leader in delivering model predictive control technology to the polymer industry.

Deployed on every major process technology and on all major catalyst types, Pavilion polymer solutions have an unrivalled track record of superior performance.

To date, Pavilion polymer control solutions have been adopted by more than 84 lines and more than 103 reactors worldwide.

"Pavilion Technologies is committed to delivering immediate and measurable value to the world's leading polymer companies," said Pavilion Technologies CEO, Ralph Carter: "The swift return on investment that Samsung Total achieved further validates that commitment and demonstrates how Pavilion helps polypropylene manufacturers meet global market demands".

The Pavilion polymer solution addresses the most difficult challenges facing polymer manufacturers including increased customer demands, rising feedstock and energy prices and increased competition.

Based on the Pavilion innovative and proven model predictive control technology, the polymer solution delivers optimisation across key areas of the production process including the reactor, extruder and silo, allowing manufacturers to push the process closer to operating constraints while enhancing product quality.

In addition, Pavilion provides real-time environmental management and production performance management.

These applications leverage their strong domain expertise and the powerful Pavilion8 software platform for modelling, control, monitoring, analysis, visualisation, warehousing and integration.

As a result, customers achieve faster time-to-value and greater long-term value than alternative solutions.

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