As companies continue to work towards ambitious emission reduction targets, leveraging digital technology remains key in achieving net-zero emissions.

Leading chemical companies across the globe face more competitive pressures with volatile market conditions and a rapidly changing workforce pushing the demand for increased sustainability and profitability. Digital twin software offers new levels of operational excellence through enterprise-wide insights that drive improved business operations.

Faced with new levels of complexity, disruptions and pressure to meet customer demands, chemical supply chains have been tested as never before in recent years. In addition, there is the growing challenge to achieve net zero targets while maintaining sustainable, profitable operations.

In this session from OPTIMIZE™ 21, learn how how Polymer Digital Twin models built by Equinox Software and Services Pvt. Ltd. (EQNX) helped build capabilities at a Greenfield Polymer manufacturing facility. The Digital Twin Process models using Aspen Plus® were deployed prior to the plant commissioning, helping the Operations team to quickly build capabilities for Polymer manufacturing enabling agility, collaboration and profitability from the first day of operations of the integrated refinery, petrochemical and polymer complex.

Advanced process control (APC) applications require accurate inputs for stream qualities, including product compositions and distillation curve points. While online analyzers are effective in supporting model predictive controllers, they are expensive and often unavailable for important process streams. There is a more cost-effective approach for building virtual analyzers or inferentials to accurately estimate stream qualities and it starts with digital twins.

Refiners and olefins producers continue to look for innovative ways to reduce carbon emissions. New innovations now enable companies to meet emission targets and still ensure profitable operations. In this on-demand webinar experts discuss how Production Optimization in Aspen Unified™ can be used to predict and optimize the tradeoff between emissions and profits.

In today’s environment, Energy and Chemicals industrial organizations need to operate with an agile supply chain, and close the gap between planning and operations will enable them to stay ahead. Industry-leading Advanced Process Control (APC) technology will lay a strong foundation for digitalization and enable enterprises to achieve new levels of agility and production excellence.

Refiners and chemical manufacturers continue to struggle with margin leakage due to gaps between planning and operations. Innovations in modelling and optimization technology now enable you to coordinate and optimize multiple process units in real time to ensure the best site-wide economic benefits—and do it on a consistent, minute-by-minute basis.

Sustainability remains top-of-mind for most executives as they work to balance environmental concerns with business performance. Digital solutions have emerged as a key enabler to help companies make progress toward their sustainability goals.

While most chemical companies have sustainability initiatives in place with varying reliance on digital technologies to achieve these goals, challenges remain. What are the key enablers to eliminate emissions and waste, extend material use and regenerate natural systems? How do new innovations accelerate this effort?