Operating cost of process plants: manufacturing cost per unit of product, split into raw materials, utilities, labour and depreciation, and scaled to the plant capacity.
Operating cost built from the bottom up: raw materials and utilities by consumption × current price, the operating crew from the plant’s equipment and local wages, maintenance and insurance on the Module C CAPEX.
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How it works
What you get
Cost per unit of product
Manufacturing cost per unit of product for each chemical, from a documented reference plant.
Where the money goes
The split between raw materials, utilities, labour and depreciation for every product.
Scaled to your plant
The reference cost is scaled to the capacity of your plant with its own exponent.
Part of the life-cycle cost
OPEX sits next to CAPEX and ABEX in the estimate, for a full life-cycle view.
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