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Video: Companies forging a new frontier in recycling unlock the value in plastic waste

U.S. petrochemical manufacturers are at the forefront of research and development into cutting-edge solutions to give new life to used plastic products. Leveraging their in-depth understanding of plastics’ molecular composition and the manufacturing process itself, AFPM members are investing in recycling technology, infrastructure and partnerships that will reduce mismanaged plastic waste by applying unlocking its value as a feedstock.

The Manufacturers Revolutionizing Plastic Recycling

In 2019, Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem)’s Sustainability Technical Manager Ron Abbott was given a seemingly insurmountable challenge: by 2020, make CPChem the first company in the U.S. to announce commercial production of a circular polymer made by converting plastic waste into the chemical building blocks for new plastic. A cross-functional team was launched and started chipping away at the goal.

Digital Twins: Demystifying Asset and Visual Twins - Insights into Digital Twins, Keys to Their Successful Creation and Value

Digitalization


In the context of a refinery, petrochemical or chemical facility, Digital Twins can be used to model and simulate the structure and behavior of equipment, systems, and processes. This session will decompose and demystify the ‘Asset’ and ‘Visual’ virtual representations and their association with one another as Digital Twins. Supported by key use cases that are commonly faced by every operating facility along with actual achieved benefits.
Participants will:

  • Gain a basic practical understanding Digital Twins in their primary forms,

  • Secure guidance as to the accepted prerequisites, methods, and required level of effort to craft and deploy Digital Twins,

  • Learn about Digital Twin sustainment challenges and mitigation strategies, and

  • The achievable benefits to be realized from Digital Twin initiatives supported by actual use case experiences.



Facilitator: Bruce Taylor, Digital Transformation SME, FurtherTec

Speakers:
Bruce Taylor, Digital Transformation SME, FurtherTec
Adam Williams, Motiva Enterprises LLC
Speakers
Bruce Taylor
Adam Williams
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Topic
Digitalization