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Petrochemicals & Refining
Catalysts, critical equipment, revamp and turnaround support and process evaluation for refineries and petrochemical complexes.
How we help
How MINCAT works with petrochemicals clients
We help petrochemical and refining clients evaluate hydroprocessing, gas-processing and downstream technologies, and source the catalysts and critical equipment those units depend on.
Refineries and petrochemical complexes operate at a scale where a single exchanger, a catalyst cycle or a turnaround week is worth a project budget elsewhere. Their needs are rarely greenfield: they are revamps, debottlenecking, catalyst changes, replacement of critical equipment and the careful planning of shutdown windows.
MINCAT works with refiners and petrochemical producers on hydroprocessing and hydrogen catalysts, equipment for high-pressure and hydrogen service, turnaround and revamp coordination with qualified engineering and EPC partners, and technology evaluation for new downstream units such as hydrogen, methanol or aromatics.
Typical requirements
Requirements we regularly receive from this industry
- Catalyst change-out or programme for a hydrotreater, reformer or hydrogen unit
- Replacement of a critical high-pressure reactor, exchanger or compressor
- Turnaround scope coordination with external engineering and inspection partners
- Technology evaluation for a new hydrogen or downstream chemicals unit
- Debottlenecking study coordination
- Alternative supplier qualification for adsorbents and guard-bed materials
Solution map
Technologies, equipment, catalysts and materials that typically matter
An orientation, not a catalogue. Specifications vary by technology, licensor and manufacturer; every item is scoped against your plant's data.
Process technologies
- Hydrogen (SMR, ATR) and hydrogen recovery
- Hydrotreating and hydrocracking
- Gas processing, sweetening and sulphur recovery
- Methanol and derivatives
- Aromatics and olefins derivatives
- Carbon capture on process gas
- Waste-heat recovery and furnace efficiency
Equipment
- High-pressure reactors and heavy-wall vessels
- Fired heaters and reformers
- Air-cooled and shell-and-tube exchangers
- Centrifugal and reciprocating compressors
- Columns, internals and trays
- Storage tanks and terminals
- Flare, safety and analyser systems
Catalysts & materials
- Hydrotreating and hydrocracking catalysts
- Reforming and shift catalysts
- Sulphur recovery and tail-gas catalysts
- Adsorbents, molecular sieves and guard beds
- Refractories for heaters and reactors
Technical considerations
What usually decides the outcome in petrochemicals
Hydrogen and high-pressure service narrow the field
Manufacturers must demonstrate heavy-wall fabrication, overlay and hydrogen-service testing before they can be considered.
Turnaround windows drive everything
Long-lead equipment, catalyst delivery and contractor mobilisation are locked months ahead of the shutdown.
Catalyst cycles are planned, not bought
Cycle length, guard-bed strategy and end-of-run conditions determine the right catalyst system and its commercial terms.
MINCAT's role and scope
What we do for petrochemicals clients
Engineering, manufacture, construction and commissioning are delivered by qualified partners under their own contracts. MINCAT coordinates on your side within an agreed scope.
Coordination, evaluation and support
- Catalyst and adsorbent evaluation and sourcing coordination
- Critical-equipment manufacturer qualification, inspection and expediting coordination
- Turnaround and revamp partner identification and owner-side coordination
- Technology and licensor comparison for new downstream units
How engagements are structured
- Delivery reliability for turnaround scope outweighs price; supplier qualification includes schedule capability.
- Catalyst programmes are compared on cycle economics, including guard beds and regeneration options.
- Fees are agreed in advance and are independent of which technology, supplier or contractor is selected.
Solutions
Pathways most relevant to petrochemicals
Frequently asked
Questions we hear about petrochemicals
Do you support turnarounds directly?
Can you source spares for legacy equipment?
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Have a petrochemicals requirement?
Tell us the technology, equipment, catalyst, material or project-development requirement you are working on. An engineer reviews every enquiry, in confidence, and replies with a clear next step within two working days.
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