Siemens to Implement PCS 7 at Indonesian Chemical Plant

Siemens has been selected by Australia’s Orica to implement the integrated control and safety solution Simatic PCS 7 throughout the Ammonium Nitrate plant being constructed in Bontang, Indonesia by PT Kaltim Nitrate Indonesia (KNI), a joint venture involving the Orica group.

When fully operational in 2011, PCS 7 will enable KNI to produce up to 300,000 tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate per annum, a chemical used for high quality commercial explosives for the resources market. To execute the project, Siemens Australia will be supported by PT Siemens Indonesia and the Siemens Centre of Competence in Singapore.

“KNI has already committed more than US$200 million to the design and construction of the plant,” said Siemens executive manager marketing, Ashish Bhat. “Due to our demonstrated success in automation across many industries, we are confident that our proven process control solution, along with our global expertise and experience in this area, can be capitalised on by the hydrocarbon processing industries.

Siemens says that its extensive experience in the automation area as well as its local presence in Indonesia was instrumental to successful appointment as a supplier of the process control system for the project. As the project is being managed from Australia, Siemens is able to provide local support on and off site, both during and after the project’s completion, which was an important criteria for KNI.