ppPLUS - Documentation & Help
Help index
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Introduction
ppPLUS models all organizations as they can be found in corporate structures. The Corporation is the Brand, defined by the Entities they are operating in. A Corporation can only be created on top of an Entity, the "Holding-Entity". A Corporation is not essential for the modeling, but should be created, when certain criteria are met, like: publicly listed, public funding, major group of entities or other.
Create
A Corporation can only be created based on a Legal Entity, which is not already linked to another Corporation.
Available Entities will be listed for selection as the Main Holding Company. If an Entity is not showing on the list, make sure, the Entity can be a Shareholder in addition to not being already allocated.
Shortname / Name
Name of Corporation
Country / Location
Copied from the Entity. Detailed location information should be managed in the Entity.
Stock exchange
The Stock Exchange is defined in the Main Holding Entity (see Entity)
Client
Internal Client Management. Use the default "Master".
Industry
Select the predominant industry the Corporation is operating in. Contact the Sysadmin, if a different Industry-Category is required.
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Chemicals | General manufacturer of Chemical Products |
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Industry Other | Industrial company with Chemicals Activities |
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Integrated Energy | Integrated Up- and Downstream Corporation |
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Investor | Major Investors or Stock Exchanges where Entities are traded |
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Logistics, Pipelines | Logistic, Supply Chain, Pipelines, Tankfarm operators |
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Other | Other organizations or institutions |
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Petrochemicals | Predominantly Petrochemicals Corporation |
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Processor | Chemicals Processors and Customers |
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Recycling | Recycling corporations |
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Renewables | Corporations in the Renewables Industry |
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Refining | Corporation with predominantly Refining actitvities |
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Technology | Technology Providers |
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Trading | Trading companies for Refining- and Petrochemical Products |
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Upstream | Upstream company with some Refining or Chemicals Assets |
Unit of Measure / Currency
For later quantity-, energy-, and financial consolidation.
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries show all the direct- and indirect Subsidiaries of the Main Holding Entity of the Corporation.
Percentages shown are the Equity share percentages of the direct Shareholder.
Step by Step Subsidiaries of any Entity can be viewed in the Shareholding Module of Entities.
Introduction
Entities represent the registered legal entities in the market. Entities can have Shareholders or have Subsidiaries.
Entity Short
Identifying shortname of the Entity
Entity Name
The legal registered name of the Entity
Virtual
It may be necessary to define Virtual Entities V, in situations, when the real Entity-Setup is unknown, or for purposes of creating a virtual shareholding entity, to combine two entities, see Technology Owner
Address information
Capture accurate localisation data
Latitude/Longitude
Codes to map the location of the Entity.
The Geocodes can be obtained from (Google-) maps. The function is available when Entity Name, City and Country are entered. Click Button "Get Geocode", which will open a new tab with Google-Maps, showing the location based on the information provided.
Copy the Latitude-/Longitudes codes into the dialogbox opened.
Registration Number
The official registration number of the Entity in the respective government registry.
Stock Exchange
If the Entity is publicly traded, select the main Stock Exchange Entity, where the stocks are listed.
New Stock Exchange Entities can be created, using Industry "Investor"
Share Indice
Stock-Exchange registration number. ppPLUS will display the Shareprice (using Google), based on the combination of Stock-Exchange and Index-Number.
Logo
Select logo of the Entity/Corporation. If logo is not available, email to SysAdmin.
Operator
The Entity may not be the responsible Operator of its manufacturing/production. Select the Operator-Entity, if it is known.
Client ID
Internal grouping of Entities by Client. (use the default: Master)
Category
- Main Ops/Holding - Entity is the Main Operation company or Holding Entity of a Corporation.
- Operations - Entity is an Operator: Manufacturer or Other.
- Project - Entity is currently in a project-stage.
- Start-Up - Entity is in the process of starting up.
- Technology Provider - Entity’s main business is to produce/license Technology.
Industry
Select Industry the Entity is operating in. This can be different from the Corporation the Entity belongs too. Also Entities inside a Corporation can have different Industry-Categorizations
Industry | Description | |
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Chemicals | General manufacturer of Chemical Products |
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Industry Other | Industrial Company with Chemicals Activities |
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Integrated Energy | Integrated Up- and Downstream Corporation |
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Investor | Major Investors or Stock Exchanges where Entities are traded |
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Logistics, Pipelines | Logistic, Supply Chain, Pipelines, Tankfarm operators |
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Other | Other organizations or institutions |
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Petrochemicals | Predominantly Petrochemicals Corporation |
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Processor | Chemicals Processors and Customers |
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Recycling | Recycling corporations |
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Renewables | Producer of Renewable products |
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Refining | Corporation with predominantly Refining actitvities |
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Technology | Technology Providers |
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Trading | Trading companies for Refining- and Petrochemical Products |
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Upstream | Upstream company with some Refining or Chemicals Assets |
Unit of Measure (UoM) / Currency
Default Unit of Measure or Currency for consolidation of the quantities, energy values, and financial values
Status
Status | Description | |
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A | Active | Entity and its functions can be edited by everybody. Entity results will show up in reports |
L | Locked | Entity and its functions can only be edited by Entity-Manager. Entity results will show up in reports |
A | Inactive | Entity de-activated. Results will not show up in reports |
R | Remove | Entity is flagged for removal (Delete). Administrator can delete Entity, if there are no further dependencies |
V | Virtual | Entity is virtual. Either to model an operation, which requires a virtual Entity, or the configuration data ist not known. |
V | Not-Virtual | Entity is real. |
P | Public | Entity is public and is included in all lists and calculations, depending on Status "Active" or "InActive". |
P | Not-Public | Entity is not visible in all lists and not included in calculation of reports. |
Lg | Logo allowed | No restrictrions on use of company graphics. |
Lg | Logo not allowed | Use of Graphics limited/prohibited. |
Sh | Shareholding possible | Company can operate as a Holding company. |
Sh | No Shareholding | Company cannot operate as a Holding company. |
Public
If deselected, results and information will not be shown in all the Views
Shareholder
Select to allow Entity for shareholding in other companies or be the main holding company of a Corporation
Disable Logo
License rights may prohibit to show the Logo of the Entity or Corporation. Select to suppress Logo in Views of related Corporations/Sites/Assets etc.
All Organizations: Corporations / Entities / Sites
List shows all the Legal Entities and all the linked Sites of the Entities
Industry
List is sorted by Industries. Entities of a single Corporation may be included in different Industry-Categories.
Entity
Short name and Legal name of Entity.
S - Status
Icons show if the Entity is Not-Public or Virtual.
Country
Flag of Country and mouseover shows also City. Writing the name of the country in the search field will only show Entities of this country.
Holding
Icon indicates, if the Entity is the Main Holding Company of a Corporation.
Site
Lists all the Sites of the Entity, together with location information.

Interests Map
Introduction
The Interests Map is a dynamic display of the Site/Entity and its shareholders or subsidiaries. By clicking on the markers you can select to move to the next level of shareholders or subsidiaries or view the Mass Balance (Graph or List) of a site.
Legend explanation
Markers | Status | Action |
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The Entity Marker shows the location of the Entity being mapped. Entities can be of various nature, for example a controlling company, an investor, a wholly owned-subsidiary or a stock exchange. |
Click on the Entity marker to see a pop-up with a link to the Entity Details, showing full deatils of this Entity.. |
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Pins of various colours show locations of Operating Sites associated with the Entity. These can be filtered on or off by using the filter list at top right of the map. |
Click on a pin to access Site Production Summary and Mass Balance information. |
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The Subsidiary Marker shows the location of a subsidiary interest. |
Click on a Subsidiary Marker for a pop-up menu with a link to full information about this entity, and a link which sets this subsidiary as the focus Entity of the map. |
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The Investment Marker indicates an investor or stock exchange. |
Click on an Investment Marker for a pop-up menu showing investment summary, a link to further details about the entity, and an Interests Map of this entity. |
Introduction
The Entity's operations, it's manufacturing, logistics, admin or research functions are modeled in Sites.
Site Info
Location / Country
Address fields are copied at the creation of the Site from the Entity, the Site is linked to. The fields can be overwritten.
ppPLUS allows to create Sites in different countries than the Entity resides in.
Specific markets, like the European Union, allow the creation of single
Entity-Companies (SE), running operations in multiple countries.
Sometimes the actual legal entity of the operation may not be known or does not exist yet for a project. For such cases it is possible to
create Sites in different countries than the Entity.
It is however strongly recommended to create new Sites from the actual (legal) Entity they belong to.
Please contact the
Sysadmin
, if a Site with multiple dependencies, like Assets, Mass Balances etc needs to be re-allocated.
This can be simply done, without re-creating the data.
Geocode - Latitude/Longitude
Latitude- and Longitude- Geocodes are required if the Site is not declared Virtual.
The Button "Get Geocode" will open Google-Maps with the location information provided (Name, Country, City...) for the Site. Right-Click on the exact location, copy the Geocode and paste the value into the Dialog-Box opened.
Virtual
A Site can be declared Virtual V, if the model requires to include virtual operations, like supply-sites or others.
Site Master Info
Site Manager
A Site can be locked for editing to one Site Manager only. Users with Administrator-Rights can assign Site-Manager-Roles to Users with Collaborator-Rights.
Unit of Measure (UoM)
The Unit of Measure for the consolidation of the Mass Balance quantities in the reporting
Public
Information on the Site, in the Home-Communicator, in Reports is depending on the Public-Status P.
Status
Status | Description | |
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A | Active | Site and its functions can be edited by everybody. Site results will show up in reports |
L | Locked | Site and its functions can only be edited by Site-Manager. Site results will show up in reports |
A | Inactive | Site de-activated. Results will not show up in reports |
R | Remove | Site is flagged for removal (Delete). Administrator can delete Site, if there are no further dependencies |
V | Virtual | Site is virtual. Either to model an operation, which requires a virtual site, or the configuration data ist not known. |
V | Not-Virtual | Site is real. |
Favourite
Sites, together with the related Entity can be selected as Favourites and will appear on the Home-View for Quick Access. (requires Authentification) The selected Favourite-Site can be removed by selecting the -Symbol in the Favourite-Widget on the Home-View.

  Site KPIs
Introduction
Sites can have individual KPIs, which describe major performance indicators in operations and environment.
New KPIs can be defined in KPIs. Please contact Sysadmin to create a new KPI.
List
The List shows the most recent KPIs for the Site.
Create / Edit
Sites can have individual KPIs, which describe major performance indicators in operations and environment.
New KPIs can be defined in KPIs. Please contact Sysadmin to create a new KPI.
KPI
KPI as created in KPIs.
Scenario
KPIs can be defined by a Scenario. (Contact Sysadmin to create different Scenarios) Actual Scenario can be a result of an achievement. Outlook for a future planning.
Period From
The Period, (Year/Month) when the organization is planning to achieve the KPI.
KPI Value
The target-value. The Unit of measure of the KPI is defined in KPIs.
Document
Hyperlink to document or website, which describes and documents the KPI.

World Sites Map
Introduction
World view of all the Sites created in the system.
Legend explanation
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Pins of various colours show locations of Operating Sites associated with the Entity. These can be filtered on or off by using the filter list at top right of the map. |
Click on a pin to access Site Production Summary and Mass Balance information. |
Introduction
The Sites' Assets model the manufacturing plants, storage facilities, research, utility or admin functions required for the processing of the products.
Each Assets has at minimum 1 Unit, which further defines the functionality of the Asset.
Technologies applied in the manufacturing process define the structure of the Assets.
Category
Typically an Asset has the category Processing, but can also be defined as a Utility, Research or Admin Category.
Location & Geo-Codes
Additional information on the location of the Asset. The Asset may also reside outside the boundaries of the Site.
The Latitude(s), Longitude(s) fields allow to precisely place the location of the Asset inside the Site.
Square Meters / Startup Date
Useful for cost-allocation calculations or determination of depreciation periods.
Technology
The Asset configuration may be determined by the Technology used in the process.
A Licensor can be selected, if it is different from the Technology Owner.
The Technology cannot be changed or removed, if an Asset-Unit has been linked with a Technology-Unit.
Utilization Planning
Selector will determine, if future capacities (Utilization) is calculated on the Asset- or Unit-Level. (for future implementation)
Unit of Measure
Determines the Unit of Measure for the consolidation of the Asset-Capacity
Introduction
Asset Units represent individual pieces of equipment, like furnaces or other chemical reaction units. Units allow to split the Assets (Plants) into separate processing Units.
Assets (Plants) can be configured accordingly to the Technology setup chosen.
Quantity
Units can be created individually or grouped by the number existing in the plant.
Example: A plant consisting of 6 different furnaces, can either be configured with 1 Furnace-Unit, Quantity: 6; or alternatively with
6 Furnace-Units (Quantity: 1). This allows to apply different utilization-calculations (for future implementation).
Category
Units can be categorized as In- or Out- Units, or both. This allows for simpler selection in the modeling process.
Example:A furnace is a typical Input-Unit, a product-fractionator an Output-Unit.
Supply Site
Asset Units can be used to create the supply-chain-linkage between Sites. The dropdown allows to select the source (Site) of the imported feedstocks (raw materials).
Introduction
Products in ppPLUS are modelled in a hierarchical structure, organizing products by industry or origin and various product-categories.

  Segments
Segments represent the industries, ranging from the refinery feedstock, agricultural products, forestry sourced materials, mining metals and minerals, to downstream sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, automotive, steel, glass, paper, with broader categories of refining products, as well as chemcial products encompassing organic, mineral and polymer products.

  Main-Families
Main-Families split up the Segments by individual chemical product type, structure and/or origin.

  Sub-Families
Subfamilies add an additional product speciation based on function, usage, chemical form, structure or functionality.
Introduction
Main Products group the Sub-Products (the actual product). Main Products allow also to select a generic product, if the Sub-Product is not known.
Example: You can choose Polyethylene, which is a placeholder for LLDPE, HDPE, LDPE or Other.
The table of Sub-Products to the right shows all the linked Sub-Products
of the Main-Product and identifies the Default-Sub-Product for the processing-steps if the specific Sub-Product is not known.
Each Main-Product requires one Sub-Product.
Categorization
Each Main-Product is organized in 3 Categories:
Segments: Segmentation into Feedstocks, Refining, Chemicals and other follow-up stages.
Product Main Families: Dividing the Segments into major Families, like Chemicals -> Aromatics, Polymers...
Product Sub Families: Further categorzation of the Main Families: Polymers -> Commodity Plastics, Engineering Plastics...
Status
Status | Description | |
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A | Active | Main-Product is available for modeling and analysis in Mass Balances |
L | Locked | Main-Product can only be modified by User with System-Admin Rights (to be implemented) |
A | Inactive | Main-Product is not available anymore for selection in new Mass Balance. Check for alternative Product (to be implemented) |
R | Remove | Main-Product is flagged for removal (Delete). Administrator can delete Product, if there are no further dependencies |
Unit of Measure
The Main- (and Sub-) Products default Unit of Measure, when the product is selected for the modeling.
Physical State
Selection of the Physical State of the Product.
3 different Physical States are possible: Gas / Liquid / Solid
Value Chain
Value Chains link Products derived from a specific Building Block. A Main-Product can either be a Building Block or be a part of a Value Chain.
ppPLUS allows to link a Main-Product to two different Building Blocks.
A Main-Product cannot be a Building Block and be a part of a Value Chain.
Example:
Ethylene -> Building Block
Ethylbenzene -> Linked to Building Block I:
Ethylene and Building Block II:
Benzene
Building Block
Main-Products can be defined as Building Blocks, to identify the Key Products for consolidation and avoid double count.
Example:
Ethylene (= Building Block) and Polyehtylene.
Introduction
Sub Products represent the actual product which is required for modeling.
Sub-Product Name
Industry specific name.
Abbreviation
Abbreviation of the product for referencing.
Alternative Names
Listing of alternative names, the product is also known as.
Tags
Tag fields for additional information.
Link
Hyperlink to external Internet-Site which provides best information on the product.
Status
Status | Description | |
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A | Active | Product is availble for modeling and analysis in Mass Balances |
L | Locked | Product can only be modified by User with System-Admin Rights (to be implemented) |
A | Inactive | Product is not available anymore for selection in new Mass Balance. Check for alternative Product (to be implemented) |
R | Remove | Product is flagged for removal (Delete). Administrator can delete Product, if there are no further dependencies |
Identifiers
Industry categorization organizations (see links on organization icons)
- CAS Chemical Abstracts Service (US)
- EC / ECHA European Chemicals Agency (EU)
- IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Secretariat: US)
Chemical Formula
Chemical formulas subscript characters can be edited with sub tags. This field can be left blank.
Molecular Weight
Molecular Weight is a measure of the sum of the atomic weight values of the atoms in a molecule. The exact value is entered for Sub-Products of know molecular composition, e.g. C6H6 in case of Benzene. In case of complex mixtures such as Crude Oil types, or Sub-Product with a Molecular Weight distribution such as most Polymers, the default value 1 is entered.
Freezing Point
The Freezing Point, which is the Temperature at which a Sub-Product solidifies under cooling, can be entered, but it is mostly relevant for Crude Oil, Oil Fractions and Liquid Fuels, since it is a critical determinant of the flowability and temperature usage window. This field can be left blank.
Boiling Point
The Boiling Point is the Temperature at which a liquid Sub-Product vaporizes when heated up. It provides an indication about the Physical State of the Sub-Product depending upon environmental conditions such as Temperature and Pressure. This field can be left blank.
Melting Point
The Melting Point is the Temperature at which a solid Sub-Product becomes liquid when heated up. It provides an indication about the Physical State of the Sub-Product depending upon environmental conditions such as Temperature and Pressure. This field can be left blank.
Specific Gravity
The Specific Gravity of Crude Oil types is automatically calculated from the API value and required for Mass Balance calculation purposes, so that it is required for this class of Sub-Products; for any Sub-Product else than Curde Oil types, Specific Gravity is optional and the field can be left blank, but an informative Density value can be entered instead.
API Gravity
API Gravity is required for Crude Oil types (Liquid Feedstocks) as it is used to determine the Specific Gravity required for Mass Balance calculation purposes.
Sulfur Content
Sulfur Content is an informative value for many Feedstock types in all physical states (such as Coal, Crude Oil, Natural Gas), Refining Fractions and often Liquid Fuels. It should be entered if known but the field can also be left blank.
(Change) Default Sub-Product
Main-Products have one or more Sub-Products. One is defined as the Default Sub-Product, which determines the selection in the process-modeling. The Default Sub-Product can be changed.
Documentation and Reference
In the Documentation and Reference Communicator addtional information and links can be provided to describe and document the values being used for the properties or other specific information on the product.
Introduction
A Process is identified according to its specific function such as the transformation, conversion or modification of a defined feedstock or of various inputs, a specific type of reaction, polymerization, refining or industrial process.
Name
The Process Name is displayed at the top of the page after it is created in the Process field.
Process Categories
ppPLUS differentiates between below main Process categories:
- Feedstock Handling
- Inorganic Reactions
- Organic Reactions
- Functional Monomers Polymerization
- Unsaturated Monomers Polymerization
- Waste Treatment
- Refining Conversion Processes
- Refining Finishing Processes
- Other - Temporarily unallocated Processes
Description
A short description of the Process providing a moderate level of details to explicitly describe the role and function of the Process.
Link
When relevant a hyperlink to a document from which the bulk of the information details provided in the Description are originating from.
Introduction
A Technology Type differentiates more specifically the mode of operation of a specific Process or the type of conversion, transformation or modification effectuated. For example within the Process Category: Crude Processing, one finds the following Technology Types: Gas Oil SeparationPlant, Crude Desalting, Crude Stabilization, Crude Oil Receiving, Atmospheric Distillation and Vacuum Distillation. By the same token Polyethylene Polymerization Processes are differentiated between Polymerization of Ethylene according to the Gas Phase, High-Pressure, Loop Reactor Slurry, Solution, and Stirred Tank Reactor Slurry Technology Types. A technology Type is described according to the following criteria.
Process
The Process, to which the Technology Type relates, is automatically presented.
Description
A description of the Technology Type, providing a sufficient level of details to explicitly describe the role and function of the Technology Type, which can be edited in html format and with hyperlinks inserted into the text. In case of multiple sources a referencing format such as shown here[1],[2] is recommended.
- First source of reference
- Second source of reference
Link
When relevant a hyperlink to a document from which the bulk of the information details provided in the Description are originating from.
Picture
Widget shows a representative picture of the Technology Type such as a block flow diagram, a process flow diagram or a photo of a production plant.
Copyright Picture
A legend, citation and a hyperlink to the source of the picture can be added in the Copyright field.
Video
Widget shows a representative video of the Technology Type such as a webinar, a process simulation or a film about an existing production plant.
Copyright Video
A legend, citation and a hyperlink to the source of the video can be added in the Copyright field.
Technologies
Widget lists the Technologies belonging to the Technology Type.
Technology Structure
Technologies in ppPLUS are modelled in a hierarchical structure, organizing Technologies by the Type of Process, the industry they belong to, the type of inputs or feedstock, or the transformation, modification or conversion effectuated by the Technology.
Process Categories
Processes are organized in various categories depending on either the type of feedstock or input, the type of conversion, modification or transformation effectuated by the Process, and/or the industrial segment to which the Process belongs. The system is flexibly designed to be extended to various conversion industries beyond refining and chemical processes.
Processes
Within Process Categories, Processes are identified according to their specific function such as the conversion of a defined feedstock or input, a specific type of reaction, specific polymerization or refining processes, and more. The system is flexibly designed to accommodate various conversion and manufacturing processes throughout industrial sectors.
Technology Types
Within a Process, a Technology Type differentiates more specifically the mode of operation of a specific Process or the type of transformation, conversion or modification effectuated.
Technologies
A Technology is typically assigned to a specific Owner, Licensor or Equipment Manufacturer. Technologies are used for creating models of Assets and Production Sites.
Technology Unit
A Unit is a piece of equipment within a Technology that is effectuating a specific conversion, modification or transformation. For a Technology to be usable is creating Asset models, it must have at least one Unit to which the input(s) or feedstock is(are) fed to and from which one or more product(s) or output(s) is(are) produced.
Technology Details
Name
Name of the Technology, typically a combination of the Name of the Technology Owner and Process type of Brand. This is generally self-defined.
Brand
Official Brand from the Technology Owner, that can be associated with a Trademark.
Process
Selection of process according to the broad definition of Chemical Conversion or Combination/Separation Processes applied to Products.
Owner
Selection of the legal Entity of the Technology Owner. If the Technology is owned by 2 or more different parties (Entities), it is recommended to create a (virtual) Entity as a Joint Venture of the Technology Owners.
Location / Map
Geo-Marker opens map showing the global locations, where the Technology is licensed/deployed in Non-Virtual Sites and the Asset/Plant has production.
Available for licensing
Activate, if the Technology is available for licensing.
Link
Link to a document, or the website of the Technology Owner, where the Technology is described.
Picture
Widget shows a representative picture of the Technology Type such as a block flow diagram, a process flow diagram or a photo of a production plant.
Copyright Picture
A legend, citation and a hyperlink to the source of the picture can be added in the Copyright field.
Video
Widget shows a representative video of the Technology Type such as a webinar, a process simulation or a film about an existing production plant.
Copyright Video
A legend, citation and a hyperlink to the source of the video can be added in the Copyright field.
Technology Units
Widget lists the Units created for the Technology
Technology Licensees
Widget lists the Legal Entity and the Site (Manufacturing Location), where the Technology is in use, licensed to.
Introduction
A Technology-Unit is a chemical processing or transformation equipment of the Technology, as defined in the Technology Configuration.
Shortname / Name
Shortname and Name, describing the Technology Unit.
Hyperlink
When relevant a hyperlink to a document from which the bulk of the information details provided in the Description are originating from..
Description
A description of the Technology Unit providing a sufficient level of details to explicitly describe the role and function of the Unit, which can be edited in html format and with hyperlinks inserted into the text. In case of multiple sources a referencing format such as shown here[1],[2] is recommended.
- First source of reference
- Second source of reference
Picture
Widget shows a representative picture of the Technology Type such as a block flow diagram, a process flow diagram or a photo of a production plant.
Copyright Picture
A legend, citation and a hyperlink to the source of the picture can be added in the Copyright field.
Video
Widget shows a representative video of the Technology Type such as a webinar, a process simulation or a film about an existing production plant.
Copyright Video
A legend, citation and a hyperlink to the source of the video can be added in the Copyright field.
Introduction
The Mass Balance report consolidates, in Metric Tons per Annum, Imports, Production and Consumption quantities of a Site. The report allows to analyze the product portfolio of an operation (Site).
Various drilldowns are available to understand the underlying processes and chemicals conversions.
Mass Balance List
Listing of the Imports, Production and Consumption in Metric Tons per Annum, per Site.
The list allows to view the Imports of raw materials, its Consumption in the Process, the conversion to intermediate or final Products.
The icons provide details of transactions, drilldowns on the processing by Asset or Product and which conversion rates are used.
Color codes differentiate the Products by Product Family.
Select from the Navigation-Bar to view or model Imports, Production or Consumption.
Balancing
The Balancing-Indicator shows if the Import and Sales Quantities of the Site is in balance.
Unconsumed Imports or overstated Production lead to Imbalances and require further adjustments.
Introduction
The Mass Balance Chart displays, in Metric Tons per Annum, the Imports and Outputs of a Site
Mass Balance Chart
The View summarizes in 2 Charts the Imports of a Site (Feedstock, Products, Utilities) and the Output (Products and Utilities). The quantities are summarized on the top and the central box is indicating, if the Site is balanced. Select from the Navigation-Bar to view or model Imports, Production or Consumption.
Introduction
With the Import-Function Feedstock (Raw Materials) are imported into the site for consumption and processing. Any material (raw materials), which are coming from outside need to be imported through an Import Asset.
The Units of the Import Asset can link to an external Supply-Site.
List
Listing of the Imports, which are consumed in the process in the source Unit of Measure as entered, by Site.
The list shows the imported products by Asset and the consumption of the product in the Comsumption Asset.
Select from the Navigation-Bar to create new Imports, or view/model Production or Consumption.
Create / Edit
Create new Imports for processing in the Site. The View is designed to enter values (quantities) as they are provided in the source documents, particularly for the Unit of Measure and the Time-Rate.
Import Asset/Unit
Import Assets/Units are typically logistic assets of an operation or a virtual Asset. The dropdown only lists Assets which have been categorized as "Import" in the Asset module.
Consumption Asset/Unit
Consumption (processing) Assets/Units can be any (Non-Import) Asset created for the Site.
Imported (Sub-)Product
Any product can be imported into a Site. Select the Main-Product and the related Sub-Product.
Quantity
Quantity can be a volume or mass of imported Products and is defined by the Unit of Measure dropdown.
Unit of Measure (UoM)
ppPLUS offers a number of different units for quantities consumed. The default UOM is linked to the property in Main Product Master and can be overwritten.
Rate
Consumption rate Hourly/Daily/Annually
Introduction
The Production function models the production of intermediate- or final-products.
Production by Asset
Lists the Production by selected Asset.
Create / Edit
Create Production of either intermediate or final Products.
Asset / Unit
Select Asset, which has been categorized before as "Processing Asset".
Main-/Sub- Product
Select/Search Main-Product and linked Sub-Product.
Quantity
Quantity can be a volume or mass of imported Products and is defined by the Unit of Measure dropdown.
Unit of Measure (UoM)
ppPLUS offers a number of different units for quantities produced. The default UOM is linked to the property in Main Product Master and can be overwritten.
Rate
Consumption rate Hourly/Daily/Annually
Delete
Production entries can be deleted from the Production-List. Select Details and then Delete from Navigation Bar.
Introduction
Consumption models the internal of consumption of raw materials or intermediate Products in the process.
Create / Edit
Create Consumption entries of either raw materials or intermediate Products.
Products can only be consumed, which have been produced by a Supply- (Production) Asset. Only existing outgoing Products will be displayed.
Supply Asset / Unit
Select Asset & Unit, which has produced the incoming Products.
Consumption Asset / Unit
Select Asset & Unit, which are consuming the outgoing Products.
Quantity
Quantity can be a volume or mass of consumed Products and is defined by the Unit of Measure dropdown.
The system will not check, if sufficient quantities for Consumption are available.
Unit of Measure (UoM)
ppPLUS offers a number of different units for quantities consumed. The default-UOM is linked to the property in Main Product Master and can be overwritten.
Rate
Consumption rate Hourly/Daily/Annually
Consumption Product
Product Consumption shows all the Consumption entries by product.
Consumption Asset
Asset Consumption shows all the Consumption entries by an Asset.
Introduction
KPIs can be defined for a variety of indicators, like Nelson Index, Employees, CO2-Neutrality, etc. For each KPI the Unit of Measure is defined.
Create / Edit
Unit of Measure (UoM)
Unit of Measure for KPIs can range from a number (Integer) to quantities (Barrels, Tons, ...).
Scope
KPIs can be defined for individual levels of organization. (Currently only level Site is operational)
Site Category
KPIs can be further specified by Site Category.
Definition
Definition and Formula of the KPI.
Document
Link to external site or document, explaining the KPI.
Introduction
Report lists all Imports into Sites. The Report can be filtered, to allow various analysis, like Refining-Processing-Capacity.
Links open the site for Imports of a particular Site, or show details of the Product.
Criteria
Entities and Sites Imports will be included, if they meet below criteria:
- Entity must have status "Active" A and "Public" P.
- Site must have status "Active" A or "Locked" L and "Public" P.
Introduction
Report lists the Production of intermediate- and final products by the Sites. The Report can be filtered, to allow various analysis, by Country, Product....
Link opens the Mass Balance Production.
Criteria
Entities and Sites Production will be included, if they meet below criteria:
- Entity must have status "Active" A and "Public" P.
- Site must have status "Active" A or "Locked" L and "Public" P.
Introduction
The Hydrogen Module combines all the elements of ppPLUS related to the Hydrogen Product-Family (Main-Products: Hydrogen, Ammonia, Syngas) and the Hydrogen Value Chain.
Module
The Module-Page shows the details of the Hydrogen-, Ammonia- and Syngas product and links its sub-products. Select from the Navbar, which product-details you would like to see. The Technologies listed on the right are relevant for all 3 products.
Hydrogen is also defined as a Building Block product and a range of products is a part of the Hydrogen-Value-Chain, listed in the table.
Technologies
The module lists here all the technologies, which are modelled for production processes in ppPLUS. More technologies may already be included
in the Technology-List, but not yet applied in a Site-Production-Model.
The Technology-Details show all the Assets (Plants), where the Technology has been deployed.
Production List
The report shows all the production in the system of Hydrogen, Ammonia and Syngas.
The report can be filtered by Sub-Products (Green-, Blue-Hydrogen, etc) and Country. Select the Geo-Marker, to view ALL the manufacturing locations of the product.
Alternatively you can select the Hyperlink under Site to view directly the Production-Table of the Site, providing furhter details, also on the Technology used.
Communicator
The Communicator includes all Communicator Entries, which are linked to Hydrogen, Ammonia and Syngas products, and Sites which produce these products as well as Technologies, which are deployed in these Sites. The table also shows all Communicator entries which contain the hashtags: #hydrogen, #ammonia or #syngas.
Criteria
Entities and Sites Production will be included, if they meet below criteria:
- Entity must have status "Active" A and "Public" P.
- Site must have status "Active" A or "Locked" L and "Public" P.
Introduction
Refinery Analysis provides a comprehensive picture on their processing capacities and their Nelson Complexity Index.
Content
- Communicator Includes all Communicator Entries of Refinery Sites and Entries with #refining or #refinery.
- Refinery Imports lists the processing capacity of Crude Oil or other Products (Imports) of Refineries and displays them geographically by country.
- Refinery capacity by country groups Refinery processing capacity of Crude Oil by country and displays the Refineries by market.
- Nelson Complecity Index The table lists all the Refineries, which have the KPI "Nelson Complexity Index" set.
Criteria
Entities and Sites Imports will be included, if they meet below criteria:
- Entity must have status "Active" A and "Public" P.
- Site must have status "Active" A or "Locked" L and "Public" P.
Introduction
The Notification Board provides an overview of reactions to your Communicator Messages or when you have been mentioned.
List
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Message: Showing the Icons, which indicate, if comments have been added to     Communicator
Messages created by you or you have been mentioned     in a Message.
Click on the Icon to mark the Notification as Read and the Counter next to your Profile Picture will be reduced by one. - Sender: Originator of Comment or Message.
- Category: Displaying the Communicator Message Category (Technology, Entities, Sites)
- Entity: Legal Entity or Technology Owner.
- Object: Technology or Site Name.
- Title: Title of Original Message. Clicking on it will open the Communicator Message, togehter with the Thread.
- Select: Opening PopUp of Original Message.
- Date: Date of Message creation.
Introduction
The Communicator is a message tool to provide updates and have discussions* for individual objects (Corporations, Entities, Sites, Products & Technologies) in ppPLUS.
Create Communicator messages in the Views of the individual objects. The messages for Corp./Ent./Sites are combined with sub-categories.
Messages and discussion threads
- Create Message: Create Message in the respective section (Views) by clicking the Comment Icon in the Nav-Bar.
- #-Hashtags: can be used to categorize the Message. A dropdown displays standard-hashtags which are already defined.
- Discussions: Comments can be expanded into discussion-threads.
- @-sign: Using the @-sign you can mention another user, who will receive a notification.