Linde Engineering and MOL Group sign a contract for the digitalization of MOL’s steam cracker plant operations at MOL Petrochemicals in Tiszaújváros, Hungary.
Linde Engineering and MOL Group sign a contract for the digitalization of MOL’s steam cracker plant operations at MOL Petrochemicals in Tiszaújváros, Hungary. Linde will reportedly deploy its technology and expertise to help MOL optimize the plant operations and improve its energy efficiency.
Linde Engineering will install its software offering Linde Virtual Furnace on MOL’s steam crackers. The product allows operators to benchmark actual operations against the optimum in real-time. MOL steam cracker plant’s virtual twin will monitor the plant’s operation performance and provide guidance to optimize production efficiency in real-time.
“We have shown time and time again how we can reduce costs and improve a plant’s environmental footprint with digital tools,” says Thomas Heinzerling, senior vice president, advanced operations services, Linde Engineering. “This collaboration will allow us to help MOL improve its operations and to fulfill its ambitious emission reduction goals.”
MOL reportedly selected Linde Engineering based on its experience gained operating more than 1,000 process plants across 80 countries, a long-standing relationship since 1972 and the state-of-the- art steam cracking technologies. Linde Engineering built MOL’s first steam cracker plant in Tiszaújváros. Based on this successful project, the two companies established a close long-term cooperation. Linde Engineering was in charge of the plant’s reconstruction and lifetime extension, and in 2005, built the second steam cracker plant for MOL Petrochemicals, according to the company.
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