Specialty Chemicals

The industry is creating a new generation of materials and solutions to fight climate change, drive circularity and safeguard water. Our digital solutions fuel innovation and accelerate time-to-market to remain competitive and build a sustainable future.

Dow faced challenges in maximizing production due to complex processes, limited visibility into production capacity and inefficient communication among teams.

Learn how they improved their scheduling process using Aspen Plant Scheduler and Aspen Schedule Explorer, providing better visibility into production and allowing for more agile decision-making and improved communication between schedulers and operations.

Improve Operational Excellence

  • Reduce sitewide energy use and emissions
  • Optimize maintenance costs and asset availability
  • Enhance process safety across the enterprise

Innovate for Decarbonization and Circularity

  • Reduce and track emissions at an enterprise level
  • Expand renewable electricity to power operations
  • Reduce waste generation and minimize blue water consumption

Increase Value Chain Resiliency

  • Improve flexibility and agility of supply chains with better data visibility
  • Streamline operations by digitalizing supply chain and manufacturing system workflows
  • Manage inventory, improve circular material tracking and optimize the use of alternative sources
Highlighted Solutions and Products

Achieve Optimal Design and Operations across the Engineering Lifecycle

  • ​Reduce CAPEX and OPEX​
  • Make progress toward sustainability goals
  • Improve performance, process safety and time-to-market​

Achieve Supply Chain Resiliency while Meeting Sustainability Targets with a Comprehensive Planning and Scheduling Solution

  • ​Maximize profitability by optimizing the supply chain network​​
  • Reduce inventory and emissions across manufacturing assets
  • Increase throughput by 20% and reduce costs with optimal scheduling

Accelerate Time-to-Market by Executing Work Orders Faster and More Accurately

  • ​Achieve consistent high product quality​
  • Reduce batch cycle time by 20%​
  • Drive compliance through control, transparency and traceability​

Unlock the Value of Operational Data and Drive Performance Improvements​

  • ​Increase efficiency, productivity and visibility into plant operations
  • Real-time asset analysis and monitoring
  • Improve product quality up to 30%

Achieve Operational Performance and Sustainability Goals with Advanced Process Control

  • ​Improve throughput by 2-5%​
  • Increase yield by up to 5%
  • Reduce energy consumption by 10%​