Consultancy Services

ECI Group Consultancy Services

ECI Group Consultancy Services is a business unit dedicated to providing specialist consultancy services to the polyolefins sector, delivering technology support and plant optimization services to help clients achieve their profitability, safety, and sustainability goals.

Our expertise spans the entire range of polyolefins process technologies and products, including Gas Phase, Slurry and Solution processes for LLDPE, HDPE, UHDPE, Polyolefin Elastomers and Plastomers and Polypropylene (POE, POP), and High-Pressure processes for LDPE, EVA, and other Co-Polymers. We cover the product lifecycle from virgin materials through plastic recycling.

Our team of Subject Matter Experts each bring decades of expertise across all aspects of operations, maintenance, training, product development, and capital projects, as well as access to ECI Group’s full capability in technology and engineering for these sectors.

Contact our team today to see how we can support your organization.

Our services range from traditional small and large brownfield capital projects, but also include zero-capital improvement projects to ensure we can provide the best services to suit your needs.

Zero Capital Improvements

TSAs & Plant Performance Assessment
Continuous improvement through Technical Support Agreements (TSAs) and Plant Performance Assessments to provide expert technology support, performance benchmarking, and improvement identification and prioritization.
Technology Training
Full training programs for operators, engineers, and maintenance teams tailored specifically to your equipment or process unit in the polyolefins industry. Mentorship to leaders and train-the-trainer programs to give your team all the knowledge they need to succeed.
Expert Problem Solving
Expert troubleshooting and support including Root Cause Analysis, Fitness-for-Service Analysis, plant start-up support, and technical Q&As.

Capital Projects

Plant Performance Improvement Programs

ECI Group Consultancy Services provides a range of services tailored to the multiple dimensions of your plant performance. Our Performance Improvement Programs are designed to deliver meaningful performance gains through zero-capital and low-cost initiatives, while also identifying and prioritizing capital projects with high-return on investment. Contact us for more information on how we can provide the best service for your project.

Sustainability

Emergency Vents Reduction
Energy and raw materials efficiency
Flaring reduction
Waste & Scrap Reduction
Pellets & Dust Containment Best Practices (for Operation Clean Sweep®)
Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Reporting and Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)

Safety

Process Safety Incidents Reduction
Return-to-Operations: Zero-Leak Program
SIL/LOPA: assessments, validation and implementation
PHA facilitation/hazard studies and revalidation
Fitness-for-service evaluation

Profitability

Capacity Increase

Reactor Conversion Optimization
Throughput Optimization
Full Debottlenecking Studies
Reactor Revamps and Upgrades

Grade Slate Improvement

Grade Slate and Market Evaluation
Grade value assessment
Market segments and applications study
Grade Slate Expansion – within existing capabilities (e.g. new product recipes)
Grade Slate Expansion – New capabilities (e.g. introduction of new co-monomer)
Catalyst selection and upgrade

Product Quality

Offgrade Reduction Studies
Chronic or acute Quality Issues Reduction (e.g. gels, taste & odor, etc.)
Product quality consistency

Plant Reliability

Plant Reliability Improvement
Reciprocating Compressors Reliability Program
Equipment Reliability Strategies – Development and Implementation

Operational Excellence

Plant Commissioning and Start-up best practices
Grade transition optimization
Staffing & Expertise assessment and development plans
Process & equipment monitoring
Operations Best Practices

Concept / Front-End

Project Strategy
Concept development
Feasibility study
Project planning
Front end design
Estimate preparation
Technology package (PDP)
Plant definition
Contractor evaluation
Master planning

Plant Optimization & Modernization

Technology retrofits and catalyst upgrades including Reactor Blowdown System, High-Conversion Autoclave Reactor Extension (HARE™), jet pump, and more.
Product grade slate expansion.
Debottlenecking
Process optimization
Reliability improvements

Technology Support Agreement (TSA)

The Technology Support Agreement (TSA) framework developed by ECI Group is tailored specifically for older plants without active licensor support and meets the exact needs of our operating clients:

Quick and effective troubleshooting.
Idea generation for improvements.
Custom-made training programs.
Benchmarking initiatives.
Access to ECI Group’s full suite of expertise.

Project Services

Site selection
Subcontract RFI/bid evaluations
Project management
Project Controls
Cost estimating
Scheduling/planning
Quality assurance/quality control
Procurement

Sustainability Services

Energy optimization
Efficiency Studies

Our Experts

ECI Group’s consulting engineers are Subject Matter Experts, some of whom have 40+ years of years of experience in the design and operation of Polyethylene and Polypropylene technologies of various licensors.

Our team comes from varied backgrounds in polymer production, engineering, consultancy, and project delivery, with expertise in:

Operations
Maintenance & Reliability
R&D
Material Sciences
Product development & applications
Capital Projects
Design
Commissioning & Start-Up
Construction
Quality Assurance
Process Automation

Sectors & Technologies

ECI Group Consultancy Services provides support to project across a wide range of technologies within the petrochemical processing, polyolefin, and advanced recycling industries. We specialize in supporting plants, producers, or licensees whose licensing agreements have expired and those in need of additional expertise or looking for a fresh-eyes approach.

Polyolefin Products

Polyethylene (LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, UHDPE)
Polypropylene
Polyolefin Elastomers and Plastomers
High Pressure Co-Polymers (EVA, EnBA, EEA, EAA, EMAA, etc.)

Process Technology

High-Pressure
Gas-Phase
Solution
Slurry

Recycling

Mechanical Recycling
Pyrolysis
Dissolution