Mohamed Aquil, CEO (Business & Operations), Sun Chemical
Chemical additives play a critical role in a wide range of industries, a prominent one being fuel. The usage of fuel additives, driven by tightening regulations concerning emissions and slag deposits, along with the hard scales formation due to heavy fuel oil contaminants is rising, positioning the global sector to grow at a projected CAGR of 5.9 percent. A leading contributor to the industry is the usage of fossil fuels in power plants, along with the deteriorating quality of heavy oil used in power plants, refineries, and desalination plants, and the need to minimize downtime. Rising environmental consciousness is adding to the demand for specialized fuel additives, which Sun Chemical, a Middle East based leading fuel additives manufacturer, excels at. Additionally, the market demands cost-effective products, with increased efficiency and usability, and that are harmless and environmentally friendly. Today, Sun Chemical stands out for its range of specially formulated additives that improve safety, enhance sustainability, boost performance, and are suitable for global usage and growth.
Specialized Fuel Additives
Sun Chemical is driven to manufacture products within the GCC regions, making it more cost efficient as well as easily available to local industries. Established over 40 years ago, the company has established a prominent place for itself in the industry, and garnered excellent experience by working with all the major boiler and turbine OEMs from across the world, primarily those operating in Europe, Japan, Korea, and the U.S. The company served in the domain of additive supplies to the boiler and gas turbine manufacturers in these regions.
Over the decades, Sun Chemical has developed a vast range of products based on the required utilization for boilers, gas turbines, engines, compressor cleaners, and viscosity improvers. The requirement in these segments stems from the lowering fuel quality, and the increasing rate of contaminants which are emitted into the environment, thereby deteriorating elements and parts of the turbines and engines. Contaminants such as sodium, potassium, lead, nickel, and ash, emitted in the atmosphere cause the turbines to lose efficiency, thereby necessitating the demand for fuel additives.
As conventional solvent-based cleaners, which have been used extensively to clean compressors are hazardous to the groundwater, Sun Chemical has brought a revolution by introducing water-based cleaners that are eco-friendly, much more effective and efficient in clearing, and have zero impact on the groundwater, thereby increasing overall safety. The company also provides a flexible dosing system, designed uniquely as per the distinctive specifications of the product and suitability. These efforts are supported by a strong R&D team that brings extensive experience to the company.
Sun Chemical is always driven to manufacture products within the GCC regions, making it more cost efficient as well as easily available to local industries with its motto ‘Always contribute towards Cleaner, Greener, Sustainable Earth’
“Our robust R&D and four decades of experience in catering to the needs of our customers have allowed us to develop products for specific plants, at cost, quality, and availability which differentiates us from the other competitors”, shares Mohamed Aquil, CEO (Business & Operations), Sun Chemical.
For its clients, the company offers a comprehensive package along with additives, which are tested in the company’s own in-house testing facilities, equipped with a dedicated and expert team of professionals including engineers and chemists. The ash generated in the power plant is also subjected to testing to ensure there is no unburnt carbon being generated upon use.
Sharing more about the team that propels Sun Chemical to achieve excellence, Mohamed Aquil states, “Myself, Yasunori Murakami, a expert in design and our Team Leader, and Yoshinari Yabuki, a Technical expert, come from a similar background in engineering with vast experience in operations and management of projects. We have utilized our skills to develop the market and foresee a great demand for our product as the regulations in the world become more stringent on emissions and plants are desperate to reduce the shutdowns and downtime”.
Innovating for the Future
With its roots in Hiroshima, Japan, Sun Chemical has come a long way, growing from a small venture established in 1956 to opening overseas business in Hong Kong in 1975, and further moving on to establish a plant and office in 2009 for the GCC countries, driven by the humongous demand for fuel additives in the region. As these countries were leading the chart for power generation using fuel oil, the demand for pertinent additives rose, presenting the opportunity to grow.
Sun Chemical Middle East found immense support from its partners in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and other countries covering GCC, allowing it to expand its presence across the region by developing and supplying products that minimize pollution.
Continuing on this path, the company has robust plans for its future, focused on developing advanced and highperformance products for the clients at lower costs, which help optimize operations, and minimize maintenance challenges. Aligned with the regulatory norms and economic needs of every country, the company is tirelessly pursuing development of diverse products, along with investing in the development of more eco-friendly and cost effective nano sized particle products.
Dedicated to reducing emissions in the power industry, which still relies on fuel oil, Sun Chemical is leading the development and manufacturing of fuel additives, which helps reduce downtime and increase profitability at power plants.
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