Kang, H.
Hyonsook Kang is an Industry Consultant for Yokogawa Corp. of America. She has 35 yr of experience in the oil, gas and chemical industries, working as an Engineering Manager/Project Manager for major LNG, ethylene, polyethylene and subsea projects. Ms. Kang worked for Shell for the bulk of her career before joining Yokogawa, and she holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The road to successful plant modernization
Any personnel working in a refinery or heavy petrochemical plant with “vintage” automation equipment are painfully aware of the effects a distributed control system (DCS) from the 1990s, 1980s or even earlier can have on operations.
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Construction Boxscore: Project Spotlight
Project:
Long Son Petrochemicals Complex
Location:
Long Son, Vietnam
Operator:
Siam Cement Group
Cost:
$5.4 B
Capacity:
1.65 MMtpy
Completion date:
2023
Status:
Under Construction