European Standard

EN 13445 for Pressure

Vessels Opportunities for
Plant Users and
Manufacturers in the Global
Market
ACHEMASIA 2013
BASF SE
Technical Inspection/Materials Engineering
Werner Klipfel

BASF (China ) Company Ltd.

Quality Management/Materials Engineering
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
Sales 14,441
EBIT
969
South America,
Africa, Middle East
Sales
4,549
EBIT
361
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Sales
BASF Group
72,129

Europe
Sales 41,445
EBIT
4,557

Asia Pacific
Sales 11,694
EBIT
855
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BASF worldwide
Sites

Antwerp

Ludwigshafen

Florham Park
Freeport

Nanjing

Geismar

Hong Kong
Kuantan
Singapore
Regional centers

So Paulo

Selected
production sites
Verbund sites
Most important
research sites

6 Verbund sites and around 380 production sites

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Verbund site Ludwigshafen

The largest integrated chemical complex
in the world
Headquarter
Employees BASF SE
Site area
Sales products
p.a.
Road
Rail
Site traffic
Shipment
Pipeline system
Production facilities

34,769 *
10 km
about 8.5 million metric tons

106 km
230 km
2,100 trucks daily
100,000 containers p.a.
about 2,800 km
circa 160 production plants

Pressure equipment inventory

Ludwigshafen: > 60.000
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Verbund site Antwerp

Employees
BASF Antwerp NV
Site area
Sales products
Road
Rail
Site traffic
Shipment
Pipeline system
Production facilities

2,945 *
6 km
~ 8.4 million metric tons p.a.
~ 60 km
48 km
~ 550 trucks daily
~ 51,000 containers p.a.
290 km
circa 50 production plants

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

AD 2000
Codap
PD 5500

GB Code / ASME

EN 13445
Stoomwezen

Raccolta
ASME

Pressure Equipment Directive

(PED)

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Requirements to bring Pressure

Equipment on the European Market

National Code
e. g. AD 2000, ASME

...
Harmonized Standards
EN 13445 Vessels
EN 13480 Piping
...
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D PED
Conformity
with
Pressure
Equipment
Degree
(PED)

EN 13445 European Standard for Unfired

Pressure Vessels
Part 1

General

Part 2

Materials

Part 3

Design

Part 4

Fabrication

Part 5
Part 6

Inspection and testing

Pressure parts from cast iron

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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Vision
Procurement of Pressure Equipment for
Chemical Plants in Europe
Today
D

GB

Future
prefered
optional

I, NL,

Technical
Data
Sheets
Specifications,
Company
Standards
D PED

D PED

D PED

D PED

D PED

AD 2000

BS
PD 5500

Codap
2005

ASME

D PED
EN 13445

ASME

Pressure Equipment Directive

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BASF Sites worldwide

Codes and Goods Streams for Pressure Equipment

ASME

EN 13445
AD 2000
Codap

2003 - 2010
GB Code / ASME

PD 5500
Stoomwezen
Raccolta
ASME
2012

2009

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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)
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
Check of fabrication documents
Welding plans
Inspection and testing plans
Procedures( head forming, heat treatment, NDE, testing)
Design Examination and approval before ordering materials
Verification of requirements on materials and wall thickness
Calculations

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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

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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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