PPC provides process engineering services to chemical, petroleum, metallurgical and related process industries. As a multi-disciplined organisation, PPC strives to meet clients’ objectives by drawing upon expertise in chemical process engineering, research and development, instrumentation, controls and process analysis. PPC takes pride in its ability to offer a high level of personal attention. Clients can depend on speedy, cost-effective solutions to their requirements, while maintaining control over project expenditure. In this way, the investment becomes a joint commitment. Company Statement
Vision
• To become synonymous with process excellence within the industry
Flexibility
• Our systems adapt to the client’s needs • Ability to represent our clients at all levels of the project
Partnering
• Strong partnerships result in best projects • Leverage of partner base, providing best solution to client
Competitive Edge
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Establish and maintain a competitive edge through the quality of services offered All team members are registered professionals or are recognised for their contributions to the industry
Company Services / Areas of Expertise
A strong focus on the following activities is supported by its highly qualified and motivated team:
1. Process Design
• Generation of material and energy balances • Development of: - Conceptual designs - Process flow diagrams - Piping and instrumentation diagrams • Pilot plant design - process and equipment design, experimental programme guidance and data analysis •. Plant design - Scale-up of developmental processes to commercial scale designs • Package specification • Piping network simulations • Design of process equipment • Standard operating procedures • Operating manuals • Control narratives • Functional specs • Design basis and scoping • Commissioning management - Technical support and assistance in trouble shooting start-ups and operating process units • R&D programme management • Construction management
2. Design
Mission
• To provide smart, world-class, cost effective process engineering solutions to its client base
Core Values
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To put the client first and understand the issues from their perspective To work with clients and partners to achieve their goals To seek innovative, yet cost effective solutions for clients and partners
3. Process Documentation
Our Commitment
To work in close collaboration with our clients, ensuring that tasks are clearly defined and understood To address current and future needs, through the delivery of value for money solutions
4. Management
How we do it
Client Focus
• • • • Prioritising of the client needs Focus on safety, quality, cost and time with a zero tolerance on rework / defects Operate ethically and professionally at all times Develop appropriate execution strategies in close collaboration with the client
5. Facilitation
• HAZOP’S and risk assessment facilitation
6. Consultation
Innovation
• Continually strive to discover the best solution to the problem • Push the boundaries of innovation but retain fundamentals of quality, safety, governance and control
• Due diligence and peer reviews • Feasibility and financial modelling - Evaluation of commercial / technical feasibility and identification of development needs, based on preliminary concepts and R&D data • Generation of feasibility studies, order of magnitude estimates, control budget estimates and trade-off investigations • Identification of improvement opportunities for plant operations, capacity and productivity
Flexibiltiy
Experience Summary
Petrochem
• • • • • • • • Petroleum pipelines Petroleum storage and distribution systems (Commercial and Retail) Fire detection and suppression systems Olefin hydroformulation Precious group metal refining Base metal refining - Copper, Cobalt, Nickel Manganese Dioxide production Utilities for various Hydromet plants
Hydromet
Effluent Treatment & Off Gas Abatement
• Scrubber design • Acid mine drainage • VOC scrubbing and removal
Food / Fine Chemicals
• Production of speciality sugar products • Extraction and purification of flavorants and colorants for the nutraceutical industry
Pilot Plant
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Titanium Hydrofluoric acid leach and purification Nickel laterite leach and purification Fine chemical kilo-lab Olefin hydroformulation Ethylene trimerisation Piloting facility for the treatment of algal biomass and purification of derived products VOC removal EMD production Acid mine drainage Algal mass culture facility PGM leach plant BMR leach plant Petroleum storage and distribution systems (Commercial and Retail) BMR & PMR process studies Beneficiation of potato waste Beta-Carotene from algal biomass Production of Syngas from municipal and farm waste Vitamin production Food preservative production in South Africa VOC removal from gas streams
Commissioning
Studies
Contact
Mark Marcus +27 83 295 3613 / mark.marcus@proprocess.co.za Sergio Burelli +27 82 972 2823 / sergio.burelli@proprocess.co.za PO Box 1640, Lonehill 2062 www.proprocess.co.za
Key staff
• Sergio Burelli (MSc Chem Eng) - Pr. Eng. • Mark Marcus (MSc Chem Eng) - Pr. Eng.
Qualifications
• All team members have minimum 10 years experience and are professionally accredited or recognised for contributions to industry