Borealis is an international provider of polyolefins, base chemicals, and fertilizers. The company has its head office in Vienna, Austria and currently employs about 6,900 people throughout over 120 countries. In 2020, Borealis generated a net profit of about EUR 589 million. The company operates primarily in Europe, with manufacturing plants in Belgium, Central Europe (Austria and Germany), Finland, and Sweden. It also operates compounding units in Brazil, Italy, and the United States, two "innovation centres", its European Innovation Headquarters, as well as customer service centres in several countries.
At the beginning of 2017, the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of Abu Dhabi and Mubadala merged. Mubadala, through its holding company, owned 64% of Borealis, with the remaining 36% belonging to Austria-based OMV, an integrated, international oil and gas company. As of autumn 2020 OMV now owns 75% of Borealis, while Mubadala owns 25%.
Goals
- Create an automation system that will reduce risk, lower production costs and address all environment and sustainability Goals.
Challenges
- Be able to check static equipment such as piping and pressure vessels be able to evaluate the functioning of safety systems designed to prevent damage to man and/or the environment
Solutions
- AVEVA™ System Platform
- AVEVA™ Mobile Operator
Results
- An optimal safety systems was completed with less cost that inventing in traditional sensors.
- Preventive maintenance are scheduled effectively.
“The implementation of the Mobile Operator Rounds system cost less than 100.000 euro in total. That is not more than we would have needed if we had chosen to connect only 10 sensors to our DCS. If the new system will prevent a standstill of only one day of our factory, we will have earned enough to repay the investment.”
Wouter Verheyden, Reliability Team Leader at Borealis
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