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European Ethylene Producers Committee (EEPC) Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) Study Group Report – “How Big Is the Impact of CUI?”

Antoine Baeche, Dow Benelux B.V., P.O. Box 48, Terneuzen, 4530 AA, Netherlands, Kevin William McQuillan, Engineering, Sabic UK Petrochemicals Ltd, PO box 99, Wilton Olefins Offices, Redcar, TS10 4YA, United Kingdom, and Hendrik Johannes de Bruyn, Projects & Technical Support, Borealis Group Services AS, Stathelle, N-3960, Norway.

The European EPC will present the consolidated results, findings and conclusions from 22 European ethylene cracker respondents to a questionnaire on Corrosion Under Insulation issues. The purpose of this paper is to provide information helpful to ethylene cracker operators to measure, analyze, and is a start to improve and secure the situation of CUI in their units.