MVR compressor key to steam energy upgrade at Terneuzen polyolefin plant

Ulrich Schmitz has more than 25 yr of experience in sales, marketing and project handling of tailor-made turbomachinery for markets such as industrial gases, power generation, chemical/petrochemical, and oil and gas. As Vice President Marketing for Atlas Copco Gas and Process, he is based at the production company Atlas Copco Energas in Cologne, Germany. Mr. Schmitz drives product management and state-of-the-art products while also identifying new markets and products needed in the near- and long-term future. He holds a diploma in mechanical engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne (FH Köln), Germany.

Peter van Limmen has been a mechanical engineer at Dow Chemical for 37 yr and has held several roles in operations, maintenance and engineering. Based in Terneuzen, the Netherlands, he globally supports Dow Chemical Power Plants as a Rotating Equipment Specialist. His experience includes large turbomachinery overhauls, uprates and repairs, projects and reliability issues. Mr. van Limmen holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering from the HZ University in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.

René Waggeveld has 18 yr of industry experience and has spent 13 yr with BlueTerra. His expertise is in process modeling, capacity expansion studies, and energy optimization projects in various fields, ranging from petrochemical companies to paper and energy production. Dr. Waggeveld earned an MS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Twente, the Netherlands, and a PDEng in process design from the same university.