KBC Advanced Technologies

KBC Advanced Technologies plc

Type	Public
Industry	Upstream Production and Processing Midstream Gas Handling & Transport Downstream Refinery Processing Petrochemicals[1]
Founded	1979
Headquarters	Walton on Thames, Surrey, England
Key people	Ian Godden (Chairman) Andrew Howell (Chief Executive Officer) Kevin Smith (Chief Commercial Officer) Andrew Hebb (Interim Chief Financial Officer) Paul Taylor (Deputy Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director) Paul McCloskey (Independent Non-Executive Director) Oliver Scott (Non-Executive Director) Janet Ireland (Company Secretary)[2]
Revenue	£ 65.1 million (2013)
Net income	£ 8.4 million (2013)
Number of employees	350 ("Approx.") (2014)
Website	http://www.kbcat.com/

KBC Advanced Technologies plc (LSE: KBC) provides consulting and software services to the energy and process industries. Headquartered in Walton on Thames in England, the company has offices worldwide, with major operations in Houston and Singapore. KBC is a public company listed in the London Stock Exchange.

Founded in 1979 by Krikor Krikorian, John Brice and Peter Close, the name KBC was formed the initial letters of their surnames.^[3]

Software Products

KBC has developed many advanced software for simulation and optimization. Petro-SIM is the flagship software for simulation of hydrocarbon processes, and is applicable throughout the value chain from upstream/midstream to downstream and petrochemicals. Over the years, the company has also obtained many software products through acquisitions of other strong companies in the industry. These include: SuperTarget and Pro Steam from Linnhoff-March.,^[4] Multiflash and FloWax from Infochem Computer Services Limited,^[5] and most recently, Maximus from FEESA Ltd.^[6]

Consulting Services

KBC Advanced Technologies provides technical consulting services primarily to the hydrocarbon processing industry. The company provides capital expense consulting, and process improvement services, including clean fuels programs, design services, oil storage optimization, and loss control services. KBC also provides in-depth strategic analysis of all aspects of a company's oil refining, petrochemical, or processing businesses to find opportunities to improve operational efficiencies. The company's extensive global base of customers includes Huntsman, Husky Energy, Reliance and Petrobras.^[7]

References

1. http://www.kbcat.com/industries
2. http://www.kbcat.com/leadership/
3. Sherwen, Patrick (2000-08-22). "KBC founders sell part of their stakes". Citywire Financial Publishers. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
4. http://www.kbcat.com/default/documents/industry%20releases/linnhoff.pdf/
5. http://www.kbcat.com/images/documents/industry_releases/2012_Acquisition%20of%20Infochem.pdf
6. http://www.kbcat.com/images/documents/industry_releases/2014_KBC%20announces%20acquisition%20of%20FEESA%20Ltd.pdf
7. http://www.digitallook.com/companyresearch/12536/KBC_Advanced_Technologies/company_research.html/

External links

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