SECTORS
Chemical and Petrochemical Sectors Expertise
Chemical and petrochemical facilities operate in highhazard environments with complex processes, volatile substances and stringent regulatory controls. Effective engineering definition, safety management and lifecycle planning are essential to protect people, assets and the environment.
The chemical and petrochemical sectors present some of the most complex and hazardous operating environments, with facilities handling volatile substances and operating under strict regulatory controls.
RVA Group provides specialist engineering consultancy, project, safety, health management and technical advisory services across chemical plants, refineries, polymer, fertilizer facilities and processing assets. Our work ensures clients maintain safe operations and deliver efficient, compliant decommissioning and redevelopment projects.
RVAs expertise enables clients to manage risk, ensure compliance and deliver projects safely within high-hazard industrial environments.
Front end engineering design for chemical and petrochemical
Front End Engineering Design (FEED) is essential within chemical and petrochemical environments, where process complexity and safety risks must be carefully managed from the outset.
RVA provides specialist chemical engineering consultancy, supporting feasibility studies, technical planning, cost estimation and risk assessments for complex facilities. Our team works closely with clients to define project scope, evaluate process constraints and develop compliant engineering solutions for decommissioning, demolition or relocation.
RVA supports pharmaceutical clients with:
- Feasibility and options studies for facility modification or closure
- Decommissioning, contamination control and cleaning/decontamination definition and recording
- Asset removal strategies for relocation
- Cost modelling and project phasing
Our approach ensures hazards, contamination risks and operational impacts are engineered out of the project from the outset.
Asset operational life span in chemical and petrochemical facilities
Chemical and Petrochemical assets often evolve as production requirements change, making structured lifecycle planning essential.
RVA provides lifecycle consultancy including:
- Feasibility and estimate studies
- Decontamination strategies and contamination verification
- Feasibility of repurposing vs decommissioning
- Full decommissioning
- Partial replacement of components
- Emergency response following a major event following a number of potential reasons: fire, explosion, structural integrity issues
RVA provides independent advice to support the safe removal of assets whether for demolition or reuse. RVA helps clients identify the safest, most efficient and commercially beneficial pathway.
Chemical & petrochemical decommissioning expertise
Decommissioning chemical and petrochemical facilities are a complex process requiring detailed planning, risk management and regulatory compliance. RVA, having delivered more than 1,000 assignments globally, RVA provides specialist chemical decommissioning consultancy, supporting clients through all stages from strategy development to land remediation, cost modelling to project management and oversight.
RVA's experience helps ensures that facilities are safely decommissioned while minimising environmental impact and meeting regulatory requirements.
Demolition and dismantling of chemical and petrochemical assets
Demolition within chemical and petrochemical environments presents significant challenges due to potential hazardous materials, complex plant and high-risk operating conditions.
RVA provides chemical and petrochemical plant decommissioning and demolition consultancy, supporting safe dismantling through detailed engineering methodologies, risk assessments and technical oversight. We ensure demolition activities are carried out safely and efficiently.
Site remediation for chemical and petrochemical developments
Following decommissioning or demolition, sites often require remediation to meet environmental standards and prepare for future use. RVA supports clients with remediation planning, regulatory compliance and redevelopment strategies. The RVA integrated approach ensures sites are returned to a safe, compliant condition while aligning with long-term commercial and environmental objectives.
Involving RVA at an early stage and potentially integrating any environmental remedial requirements into the demolition project can significantly reduce project timelines, overall project costs and liabilities.
Chemical & petrochemical sites may require remediation for:
- Chemical, solvent or process residues
- Wastes from historical processes
- Effluent treatment infrastructure
- Hazardous materials, including asbestos or specialist insulation
RVA develops remediation strategies aligned with environmental and regulatory standards, restoring sites to safe and compliant conditions for future use.
Chemical and Petrochemical Sector Project – SABIC, Teesside
RVA Group provided engineering consultancy and project support for the demolition of refinery infrastructure at SABIC’s Teesside site.
The project involved the dismantling of complex process plants and structures within a high-hazard petrochemical environment, where safety, coordination and regulatory compliance were critical. RVA supported planning, risk assessment and technical oversight to ensure demolition works were carried out safely and efficiently.
This project highlights RVA’s expertise in delivering safe and compliant demolition solutions within complex chemical and petrochemical facilities.
This project has been running for 15 years, the following link provides RVAs Project Summary on this project and other successfully delivered projects.
Talk to us about your chemical & petrochemical project
Whether you are managing ageing assets, planning a transition or preparing for redevelopment, our team can support clients through every stage of the project lifecycle, managing and reducing risk, safety, and health, enabling efficient and commercially focused solutions.
For more information, talk to one of the RVA team about your chemical & petrochemical project requirements.
