European Standard

EN 13445 for Pressure

Vessels Opportunities for
Plant Users and
Manufacturers in the Global
Market
ACHEMASIA 2013
BASF SE BASF (China ) Company Ltd.
Technical Inspection/Materials Engineering Quality Management/Materials Engineering
Werner Klipfel Li Qing Wei
BASF The Chemical Company
We create chemistry
for a sustainable future
Our chemicals are used in almost all
industries
We combine economic success, social
responsibility and environmental
protection
Sales 2012: 72,129 million
EBIT 2012: 6,742 million
Employees (as of December 31, 2012):
110,782
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2012 sales* and EBIT in the regions
million

North America
South America,
Africa, Middle East Asia Pacific
Europe
Sales 11,694
Sales 41,445
Sales 4,549
Sales 14,441
EBIT 969
EBIT 361
EBIT 4,557
EBIT 855
Sales
BASF Group
72,129
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BASF worldwide
Sites
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Regional centers
Selected
production sites
Verbund sites
Most important
research sites
Freeport
Geismar
So Paulo
Ludwigshafen
Antwerp
Hong Kong
Kuantan
Singapore
Nanjing
Florham Park
6 Verbund sites and around 380 production sites
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Verbund site Ludwigshafen
Headquarter
Employees BASF SE 34,769 *
Site area 10 km
Sales products about 8.5 million metric tons
p.a.
Road 106 km
Rail 230 km
Site traffic 2,100 trucks daily
Shipment 100,000 containers p.a.
Pipeline system about 2,800 km
Production facilities circa 160 production plants
The largest integrated chemical complex
in the world
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Pressure equipment inventory
Ludwigshafen: > 60.000
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Verbund site Antwerp
Employees
BASF Antwerp NV 2,945 *
Site area 6 km
Sales products ~ 8.4 million metric tons p.a.
Road ~ 60 km
Rail 48 km
Site traffic ~ 550 trucks daily
Shipment ~ 51,000 containers p.a.
Pipeline system 290 km
Production facilities circa 50 production plants
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Pressure equipment inventory
Antwerp: > 15.000
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Pressure Equipment Procurement
Estimated Volume for Europe (BASF)
Replacement Needs + Capital Projects

Inventory: 100.000 items of pressure equipment

Average lifecycle: 25 years

Procurement volume: > 100 million /year

Procurement quantity: 4.000 items of pressure equipment/year

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Border to Europe for Pressure Equipment
Pressure Equipment Directive and National Codes
ASME
GB Code / ASME
AD 2000
Codap
PD 5500
Stoomwezen
Raccolta
ASME
EN 13445
Pressure Equipment Directive
(PED)
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Requirements to bring Pressure
Equipment on the European Market
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Conformity
with
Pressure
Equipment
Degree
(PED)
National Code
e. g. AD 2000, ASME
D PED
+
.
.
.

Harmonized Standards
EN 13445 Vessels
EN 13480 Piping
...
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EN 13445 European Standard for Unfired
Pressure Vessels
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General
Materials
Design
Fabrication
Inspection and testing
Pressure parts from cast iron
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
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Why EN 13445 ?
- Can be adopted Europe-wide for BASF- Group

- Harmonized Standard Presumption of conformity

- Harmonized, go-ahead standard reflecting cost-effective solutions

- Coherent code for process equipment construction and plant engineering

- Easy assembly of pressure equipment into existing infrastructures

- Potent European standard also offers opportunities for manufacturers
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ASME
D PED
EN 13445
Future
prefered optional
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Vision
Procurement of Pressure Equipment for
Chemical Plants in Europe
ASME
D PED
Technical
Data
Sheets
Specifi-
cations,
Company
Standards

AD 2000

BS
PD 5500

Codap
2005


Today
D
GB F
I, NL,
D PED
D PED
D PED D PED
Pressure Equipment Directive
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BASF Sites worldwide
Codes and Goods Streams for Pressure Equipment
ASME
GB Code / ASME
2003 - 2010
2009
2012
AD 2000
Codap
PD 5500
Stoomwezen
Raccolta
ASME
EN 13445
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Example for Procurement of Pressure
Equipment from China to Europe
Project: Plant for Crop Protection Products
Procurement of 18 Pressure Vessels an 4 Heat Exchangers from
Chinese Manufacturer (Nanjing)
Former experience of BASF with the manufacturer:
Deliverer for joint-venture BYC/BASF, Nanjing according to Chinese GB - Code
Deliverer for BASF Geismar, USA according to ASME Code
Legal Requirements and Used Codes

PED: Pressure Equipment Directive
EN 13445 Unique Code to comply all requirements of PED for
putting pressure equipment onto the European Market
Easy integration of pressure vessels into piping structure
(dimensions of flanges)
Chance for Chinese manufacturer to get entrance to European
Market for pressure vessels by adopting EN 13445 to comply PED
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Quality Assurance & Quality Control and
Final Assessment acc. to PED (1)
Design Examination and approval before ordering materials
Verification of requirements on materials and wall thickness
Calculations
Check of fabrication documents
Welding plans
Inspection and testing plans
Procedures( head forming, heat treatment, NDE, testing)
Pre-inspection-meetings
Training of the manufacturers staff about the use of PED and calculation
according to EN 13445
Introduction of category acc. to PED and introduction of the conformity
assessment Module G (EC unit verification)
Definition of welding factor, qualification of welding personnel and NDE
personnel
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Quality Assurance & Quality Control and
Final Assessment acc. to PED (2)
Qualification welding procedures and personal
Qualification of welders according to EN 287-1 witnessed and
approved by third party Notified Body.
Qualification of NDE personnel according to EN 473 approved by
third party Notified Body.
Qualification for welding procedures EN ISO 15614 -1 Edition 2004,
A1/2008 witnessed and approved by third party Notified Body.
21 welders were qualified 6 PQRs were approved
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Quality Assurance & Quality Control and
Final Assessment acc. to PED (3)
In process supervision by BASF Quality Inspectors AST/PQ,
Shanghai
QA/QC in responsibility of an resident inspector from BASF, Shanghai
Qualification and acceptance of main materials according to EN code.
Mock- Up Tests of TTS according to BASF specification.
Qualification and supervision for sub-supplier of head forming and
heat treatment.
Weekly fabrication surveillance.
Expediting during fabrication
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Quality Assurance & Quality Control and
Final Assessment acc. to PED (4)
Final Assessment by BASF AST/PQ Quality Inspectors, Shanghai
and EC unit verification by User Inspectorate BASF, Germany
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Summary of Pilot Project
and Outlook
Adoption of EN 13445 for the first
time in China for pressure
equipment delivered to BASF site
in Germany
Requirements on quality are
fulfilled
Date of Delivery inclusive
transportation was achieved

Based on the good experience,
BASF ordered currently more than
60 pressure vessels and heat
exchangers in China

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Team from Ludwigshafen after
successful arrival of the vessels
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