China’s largest lactic acid plant implements COSWIN to optimize its maintenance

2008-04-10

Anhui BBCA & GALACTIC Lactic Acid Company Limited (B&G) has selected Siveco Group's COSWIN Maintenance Management System to optimize the maintenance of its Bengbu plant, in China's Anhui province, the largest lactic acid plant in the country.

 
The main project goal is to build up a technical knowledge base for the plant, to support the maintenance team's daily work and to provide a decision support system for the management team. Siveco teams are already working onsite and the system is expected to be up-and-running in about three months' time.

 
About B&G

 
B&G is a JV between Chinese company BBCA BIOCHEMICAL Co. Ltd., a large scale biochemical manufacturer listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and Belgian company GALACTIC SA, a world-leading producer of lactic acid and derivatives. The company, founded in 2002, operates the largest lactic acid plant in China, with an annual capacity of 30,000 tons. The plant is integrated to the existing BBCA facility producing corn-based glucose, B&G's raw material.

 
About Siveco China

 

Siveco is the number one supplier of Facility Management (FM) and Management Systems (MMS, also known as EAM) in Europe with around 82,000 users in over 60 countries. Siveco works with industry-leading customers in the manufacturing, infrastructure, and facility management markets. By implementing innovative management solutions, the company assists facility owners (and their service suppliers) in optimizing the utilization of their assets and reducing their operation costs, while improving safety and ensuring regulatory compliance. Siveco GROUP was founded in 1986, with headquarters in Paris and global R&D in Montpellier, South of France. Global customers include the world's largest utility EDF, GDF Suez Group, Danone, Greek Olympic Facilities, Singapore Metro, etc. Siveco China was set up at the end of 2004 in Shanghai, with already over 30 references including Beijing Oriental Plaza, Saint-Gobain, Ikea, ArjoWiggins Chenming Paper, Danfoss, etc.

 
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