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UreaKnowHow.com presents new 3-Barrier Ammonia Storage Technology
We have a Leak... Do we need to stop the plant ?
The lively discussions did lead to valuable conclusions which kind of leaks introduce critical safety risks. And which actions to stop the leak are very dangerous. You can download the hand out of this Round Table discussion via the link below.
UreaKnowHow Urea Training Program & Urea Masterclass in June 2020 in Amsterdam
UreaKnowHow.com will organise its by more than 1000 participants attended 5-Day Urea Training Program again from 1-5 June 2020 in Amsterdam.
And directly following, we will organise the 3-Day Urea Masterclass from 8-10 June 2020 also in Amsterdam. The 3-Day Urea Masterclass is a unique follow up of the 5-Day Training Program and will apply in realistic cases the earlier lessons learned. It will take your urea knowledge to a deeper level by an active participation in intensive workshops. You will get minimum 5 Takeaways of each workshop to directly use in your plant.
If you join both programs you will receive 20% Discount. We also offer Group and Early Bird Discounts. So register now and assure your participation in these unique Training Programs! Click here for More Information and Registration Forms
UreaKnowHow.com writes Urea Chapter of Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
Written by prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions, the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substancesincluding their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed.
Click here for the Link to Kirk-Othmer Urea Chapter
Specific Process Safety Risks in Ammonia and Urea Plants 19-21 June 2019 in Amsterdam: A First of a Kind Milestone Event
In Amsterdam from 19-21 June 2019 for the first time an open 3-Day Safety Ammonia & Urea Training Program was organised by AmmoniaKnowHow.com and UreaKnowHow.com: “Specific Process Safety Risks in Ammonia and Urea Plants”. More than twenty engineers participated from all around the world: Belgium, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, The Netherlands, UK, USA and Vietnam. It was a first of a kind milestone event in our industry as several process safety risks were shared and discussed amongst all participants, who origin from various licensors, contractors and producers. The result can only improve Safety and Performance of our industry! Click here to read the complete report and the video.
UreaKnowHow.com Presents Six Specific FIORDA Case Studies at the International Fertilizer Society 2019 in Brussels
On June 4 & 5, 2019, IFS organised its yearly Technical Conference, this year in Brussels. The conference was well attended by some 50+ participants from all over the world. On the first day just after the first break, Mark Brouwer presented “THE PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF A DIRECTORY OF UREA SAFETY INCIDENTS, WITH CASE STUDIES”.
The presentation and related paper highlight six specific case studies to show how FIORDA, as a directory of urea safety incidents, can help a urea producer to realise higher safety standards and reliability figures:...
UreaKnowHow.com welcomes ALLIA as our new Sponsor
More than 40 years of history
Since the 1st January 2014, CMI entreprise has become AlliA to affirm our development over more than 25 years in industrial equipment contracting.
Our Company has become a major player thanks to the alliance of design, production and installation of equipment and production units for treating gases, liquids and paste-like fluids.
An industrial engineering equipment contractor, we are specialized in materials processing (carbon steel, stainless steel and noble materials) enabling us to offer project management associated with an integrated design office to thermally and mechanically design and dimension products or units in accordance with codes, regulations and customer requirements.
Yara has joined FIORDA as the Founder Member
We are pleased to announce that Yara has recently joined FIORDA as the founder member and key contributor to fertilizer industry process safety. FIORDA is the Fertilizer Industry Operational Risks Database, a database for fertilizer manufacturers developed by AmmoniaKnowHow.com and UreaKnowHow.com teams with the mission is to improve safety and reliability performance of fertilizer plants by collecting and exchanging process safety data among the participating companies. As one of the leading companies in promoting safety in the fertilizer industry, Yara will share their experience and will contribute with case studies in developing the process safety knowledge supporting safety in operation and plant integrity. FIORDA is an initiative open to all fertilizer manufacturers willing to join their efforts and contribute to safer and reliable operation of nitrogen fertilizer plants. More information about FIORDA membership are available here. For additional information, you can contact Dan Cojocaru (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or Mark Brouwer (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
UreaKnowHow.com presents FIORDA Urea Case Studies
During the next 2019 IFS Technical Conference on 4 & 5 June 2019 in Brussels, UreaKnowHow.com will present "The principles and applications of a directory of urea safety incidents, with case studies".
In September 2018, AmmoniaKnowHow.com and UreaKnowHow.com introduced FIORDA to the fertiliser industry. FIORDA is the Fertiliser Industry Operational Risks Database (www.fiorda.eu), a cloud based set of risk registers for ammonia and urea plants. FIORDA's mission is to improve safety and reliability performance of fertiliser plants by collecting and exchanging process safety data among the participating companies and acting as focal point for coordination and management of process safety data collection within the fertiliser industry.
We reached 6000 Members!
UreaKnowHow.com has reached a new milestone of 6.000 Members this month. Together with our Chinese sister website UreaNet.cn our network includes 12.000 Members representing All Nitrogen Fertilizer Plants in the world in operation and under construction. This makes us the largest independent network in the Nitrogen fertilizer Industry and we are still growing. Special thanks goes to ...
Dedicated Specific Process Safety Hazards for Urea Plants for OCI Nitrogen in Geleen
On March 13, 2019 Urea-Know-How.com held a dedicated Training Program Specific Process Safety Hazards in Urea Plants at OCI Nitrogen in Geleen, the Netherlands. The Training Program started with an overview of major safety hazards in urea plants concluded from more than 115 serious incidents collected by UreaKnowHow.com. The other modules did focus on safety risks related to high pressure piping, accessories and valves including risks related putting clamps to stop leakages and leakages from high pressure flange connections. More than 60 participants joined the training ranging from operators to plant management and originating from both operations and maintenance. The content was dedicated to the design of the OCI urea plant leading to lively discussions and a truly valuable event. From 19-21 June 2019 a similar open Training Program for ammonia and urea plants is scheduled: Click here for more information
10 Years UreaKnowHow.com!
On March 1st, 2019 we celebrate 10 Years UreaKnowHow.com!
Find here our story how it began and how we developed into the largest network in the Nitrogen Fertiliser Industry with 12.000 Members representing all 500 urea plants worldwide. With our more than 30 Sponsors, being experts in their field, together we will improve Safety and Performance of our industry. Further our industry will need to face environmental challenges like improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency and reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions. We are positive that innovative ideas will develop by a close co-operation between experts and we feel motivated and inspired to facilitate and support you all in realising your targets,
Jo Eijkenboom
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UreaKnowHow.com presents Advances in Urea Process and Product Technology
During the next ARGUS Middle East Fertilizer 2019 from 24-27 March 2019 in Muscat, Oman, UreaKnowHow.com will present "Advances in Urea Process and Product Technology". How to Enhance Performance?, How to improve Safety Standards? and How to improve Products Margins? are the key questions which will be answered in this presentation. It includes a medium / long term perspective like the influence of the Paris Accords and the potential influence of NFuel (using ammonia as fuel). Click here for the hand out of the presentation.
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UreaKnowHow.com presents Major Safety Hazards in Urea Plants at FAI 2018 in New Delhi
From 5-7 December 2018, FAI (Fertilizer Association of India) organised its yearly FAI Annual Seminar 2018 in New Delhi. More than 1400 participants attended this important event. UreaKnowHow.com presented “The Major Safety Hazards In Urea Plants”, which was very well received. Click here for the complete report.
Plant Manager+ Series 1-50 Now Available as a Bundle
Since 2010 Urea-KnowHow.com and BCInsight closely co-ope-rate together. In every Nitrogen & Syngas magazine a technical discussion is published under the title Plant Manager+. And these are now available as a bundle. 50 technical discussions on urea plant issues and operating problems, sharing experiences, providing advice and solutions. Order your digital copy for just £200 today! Credit card hotline: +44 (0)20 7793 2569 or contact Marlene Vaz: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
4-Day Training Program Specific HSE Risks in Ammonia and Urea Plants: Very Much Appreciated with Many Valuable Learning Points
From 7-10 October 2018, AmmoniaKnow-How.com and UreaKnowHow.com did hold a 4-Day Training Program Specific HSE Risks in Ammonia and Urea Plants at OMIFCO plant site in Sur, Oman. The Training Program started with a 2-day detailed course for the OMIFCO HSE employees. The second two days did consists of four half-day sessions, where all OMIFCO employees were invited. The content of each session were the summary and highlights of the Specific HSE Risks in Ammonia and Urea Plants. The evaluation showed that these four days were very much appreciated and many valuable and practical learning points were discussed how to reduce safety hazards in ammonia and urea plants.
AmmoniaKnowHow.com and UreaKnowHow.com did contribute again to the AICHE Ammonia Safety Conference 2018 in Toronto
From 16-20 September 2018, AICHE organised its yearly Ammonia Safety Conference, this year in Toronto. AmmoniaKnowHow.com and UreaKnowHow.com did contribute again to the conference with two presentations. The conference was well attended by some 325 participants from all over the world. On the first day just after the first break “The Lessons Learned from the First 100 Safety Hazards In Urea Plants” was presented based on a paper prepared by Prem Baboo of National Fertilizers Limited, Mark Brouwer and Jo Eijkenboom of UreaKnowHow.com B.V. and Majid Mohammadian of OCI N.V. During the Round Tables on Thursday Dan Cojocaru of AmmoniaKnowHow.com presented to the audience FIORDA: The Fertilizer Industry Operational Risk Database. Click here for the complete report
Join our next 3-Day Training Program: Specific Process Safety Risks in Ammonia and Urea plants from 19-21 June 2019, Amsterdam
This training program examines the causes and prevention of ammonia and urea incidents. It categorises the key hazards which must be controlled and reviews in detail the most common hazards associated with ammonia and urea plants. The course draws upon the past industry accidents and incidents, as well as errors in design, sometimes only revealed in operation. You will gain an understanding of the key operation, maintenance and plant modification aspects which must be controlled to ensure safe operation of ammonia and urea plants. You will better understand the principles of inherent safety and their application to existing facilities. This practical course discusses numerous real-life examples that can help establish a safer, more efficient and more profitable plant. A Certificate of Completion will be part of this Training Program.
UreaKnowHow.com Urea Training 25-29 June 2018 in Amsterdam: Again a Very Valuable and Pleasant Event
From 25-29 June 2018, UreaKnowHow.com did held again its 5-Day Training Program for Urea Engineers, Managers and Shift Supervisors in Amsterdam. Some 30 engineers participated from all around the world: Austria, China, England, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lybia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Vietnam and the USA... Click here to read more
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