Global chemical company OQ Chemicals has successfully completed the turnaround at its Ruhrchemie site in Oberhausen. There were no problems restarting the units.
COO Albrecht Schwerin: “Everyone at OQ Chemicals worked hard to make sure that we were able to implement the turnaround over the past weeks. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our colleagues here at OQ Chemicals and everyone else involved for their excellent work.”
The turnaround was carried out to comply with legal requirements for technical inspections by TÜV. In addition to extensive routine inspections of pressure vessels and pipelines, the safety equipment in the units in question was inspected in full. As well as this, scheduled repair work was undertaken, together with projects for technologically upgrading the units or eliminating bottlenecks.
Turnarounds take place every five years. At peak times, up to 1,000 external contractor employees were working onsite.
About OQ Chemicals
OQ Chemicals (formerly Oxea) is a global manufacturer of Oxo intermediates and
Oxo performance chemicals such as alcohols, polyols, carboxylic acids, specialty
esters, and amines. OQ Chemicals employs more than 1,400 people worldwide at its production sites in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company markets its
chemicals in more than 60 countries and is part of OQ, an integrated energy
company originating in Oman. chemicals.oq.com
Media contact
OQ Services GmbH, Otto-Roelen-Str. 3, 46147 Oberhausen
Thorsten Ostermann, Communications and Press Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)208 693-3009, sc.communications@oq.com
