Chemtech presents papers at the annual AIChE meeting

Chemtech is going to participate in the 2006 Annual AIChE Meeting and present three papers: Modeling and Simulation of a Pyrolysis Reactor for Slurry Feed, Modeling and Simulation of Oil-Water Separation Using Subsea Equipment, and Making CFD Popular among Undergraduate Students. (see abstracts)

 

“The acceptance of these Chemtech papers in one of the major chemical industry congresses of the world is proof of the quality of our services”, declared project leader Carlos Eduardo Silva, one of the authors of the papers.

 

The event will take place from November 12 to 17, in San Francisco, USA, and will emphasize the globalization and diversification of the industries where chemical engineering professionals act.  Researchers, experts, industry leaders and students will be present at the Congress.

 

AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) is the most important organization in the world for chemical engineering professionals, having over 40 thousand members in 93 countries.  

 

About Chemtech

 

Chemtech (www.chemtech-siemens.com) was founded by three chemical engineers, in Rio de Janeiro, in 1989.  It is specialized in services and IT solutions for process industries (oil & gas, petrochemical and chemical, metals and mining, paper & pulp) and food & beverages.  In March 2001, the company became a member of the Siemens group and it is now part of the IP (Industrial Plants) division of the I&S (Industrial Solutions and Services) group. Since then, Chemtech has started to interact with other Siemens divisions and to offer more complete and sophisticated solutions to its clients.

 

Chemtech has its head office in Rio de Janeiro and support offices in São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Porto Alegre, Manaus, and Houston.

 

Among Chemtech clients are Exxon Mobil, Saudi Aramco, and Petrobras.  It also works with the 10 largest companies in the petrochemical and chemical industry in Brazil, with the 5 largest paper companies, the 4 largest mining companies, 3 of the 5 largest steel companies, and 4 of the 6 largest consumer product companies, according to the ranking of Exame magazine. 

In 2006, Chemtech was chosen the 3rd best company to work at in Brazil, ranked among the 30 best companies for women, and among the three best in companionship by the Great Place to Work Institute and by Revista Epoca.  It was also ranked, for the third consecutive year, among the 150 best companies according to Guia Exame – Você S/A, which also chose Chemtech as the 3rd best company in technology.