The World of Oiltanking Vol. 32/2 November 2020
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THE WORLD OF OILTANKING VOL. 32/2 NOVEMBER 2020 SUS TAIN ABIL ITY EDITORIAL CONTENTS Contents AMERICAS 04 A Helping Hand 05 Project Sears Brought to a Positive Conclusion 06 Solar Energy Proves to Be Bright Idea for Oiltanking Colombia Ephemera and 08 Oiltanking Karimun Certification Leads APAC the Way 10 Greening Jurong Island Evergreens 12 Sustenance and Hope 10 14 Applause for Approval GREENING INITIATIVE EMEA 19 German LNG Terminal Making Sometimes an issue is only a short-lived matter of Ultimately, this issue is dedicated to a real Good Progress ephemeral importance: “in” today and “out” “evergreen” topic for us: sustainability. It is firmly 20 Cooperation for Safety & Emergency tomorrow. Unfortunately, COVID-19 is not such a anchored in our corporate strategy. We believe Response in the Port phenomenon. For months now, we have all been that only a management system based on the 22 Oiltanking Amsterdam Promotes a experiencing, in our professional and personal principles of sustainability will enable us to secure Circular Economy lives, and each in our own way, how the measures our company’s future and tackle the challenges of A Promising Pilot for Soil Sanitation to contain the pandemic are changing our lives. the present and the future. Perhaps some readers 24 What’s more, we can expect this issue to occupy us will remember our “Green Issue” (December 25 Oiltanking Terneuzen Exemplifies for some time yet. 2011), in which we spotlighted sustainability nearly Green Office 10 years ago. 26 Success for Oiltanking MOGS 26 However, despite – or perhaps especially because 28 Light On Demand MONUMENTAL of – the coronavirus situation, we mustn’t neglect As I welcome you to this issue, I wish you happy Program ONE – Oiltanking New Excellence let alone ignore other issues that are important to reading and, above all, that you and your families 30 us as people and companies. The topic of stay healthy! 32 Oiltanking Malta’s Push for Sustainability (corporate) social responsibility in particular has 34 On Cloud 365 taken on a whole new dimension. Among our colleagues, especially now, there are many – and PEOPLE 16 We can, we care ... about sustainabilty very creative – examples of solidarity towards Matti Lievonen 36 Cultural Experiences | Not Far others. More than ever, it is important for our CEO | Oiltanking GmbH & PLACES Away, But Far from Alike employees to find a healthy work-life balance, In a nutshell especially now that working from home is becoming 49 increasingly commonplace. Especially now, we as a 50 Safety Principles company must once again review the health and 36 safety measures we have implemented and take a LEISURE & 09 Lexicon | Sustainability – How, What, Why FINE DISTINCTIONS proactive stance. ENTERTAINMENT 39 Sustainability in Action 42 Keeping Sustainability Goals in Sight 44 The Sustainability of Beauty Cover: The "Solar Egg" by 46 An Egg-Cellent Sauna the designer duo Bigert & Publishing Credits connections Vol. 32/2/2020 Published by Oiltanking GmbH, Corporate Center, Koreastrasse 7, Bergström was first installed Number | 13,776 20457 Hamburg, Germany, www.oiltanking.com, Telephone +49-40-37099-7485, Fax +49-40-37099-7499 48 on Mount Luossavaara Email [email protected] Coordinator Gabi Wuestenberg, Manager Communications Editor Renate Eijkholt 51 Reader's Corner outside Kiruna, Sweden. Design raz design, Hamburg Print Beisner Druck GmbH & Co. KG, Buchholz Published Two times a year 52 Last but not least | Of Smog Suckers More on this on p. 46 Copy Deadline vol. 33/1 January 29, 2021 and Smog Rings © Jean-Baptiste Béranger ID-No. 2095881 2 CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS 3 AMERICAS AMERICAS A Project Sears Brought to a Helping Positive Conclusion As the world grapples with this Hand After announcing the signing unprecedented global COVID-19 health crisis, Oiltanking North of the contract on June 8, America has teamed up with its 2020, Oiltanking North customer Dow to ensure the America formally closed on supply of hand sanitizer. the sale of the Joliet, Illinois terminal to Omega Partners Illinois, LLC on July 31, 2020. In midst the COVID-19 to the Dow manifold, was used to receive the new product. FAREWELL The Joliet facility was part of the chaos in late March 2020, Another tank at Texas City was swapped out of one While the Joliet terminal was a profitable Oiltanking terminal network for 11 years Oiltanking North America’s largest and service, cleaned, and made available via a new pipe facility within Oiltanking North America’s most strategic customer, Dow, came forward with a very connection. Three control valves were added at the loading overall portfolio, selling it was in line with urgent request. The governor of Michigan challenged racks at Texas City to allow the product to be loaded in a Oiltanking’s global strategy of optimizing its current site visit. A site visit is often one of the most critical steps Dow’s corporate leadership to produce more Anhydrous safe and controlled manner via both rail and truck. This footprint and putting more emphasis on hub locations in the due diligence of any transaction. After many delays Isopropanol (IPA) at their U.S. plants for the express alternative came at the lowest cost, provided the greatest where greater synergies exist. In North America, the caused by the pandemic, the Oiltanking Joliet terminal purpose of supplying critical incremental feedstock for the flexibility to the customer, and was the quickest to execute. current hub is in the Gulf Coast and consists of our Texas was able to host a small group of experts from the sudden surge in demand for hand sanitizer. While Dow’s City and Galveston County terminals. potential buyer’s team. Social distancing rules and proper Galveston County Plant had the capability to produce the The commercial teams quickly found common ground on PPE guidelines were strictly adhered to. And, at the end IPA through a reconfiguration of one of their production how to fund the project, and the Oiltanking Assets & When Joliet was identified as a potential asset candidate of the process, Oiltanking determined that Omega units, it lacked the ability to store and handle the product Operations group set the plan in motion. Within five for divestment, a structured sales process was set in Partners was the best overall fit to take over the Joliet logistically. weeks, the IPA project went from urgent request to motion with the colleagues at Mergers & Acquisition in terminal, paving the way for the closing of the transaction. concept to expenditure approval of terminal, region and Hamburg, and a team was formed that included Given the backdrop of the global health crisis, and the corporate centre to execution, and Oiltanking Texas City representatives from many work streams. This Just as people and companies around the globe were pressure being put on Dow to provide workable solutions, received its first product on May 5 – ahead of schedule collaborative ‘Project Sears’ team worked diligently to adjusting to many of their associates working from home, as a partner it was imperative for Oiltanking to provide and below budget! Dow employees were full of praise for prepare the necessary due diligence information while our colleagues at Oiltanking were given a chance to options that would meet the needs of its key customer. the Oiltanking team members who made this happen – also facing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As develop new remote working skills while tackling the The operational and technical teams from Dow’s plant and they very much appreciated Oiltanking’s agility in part of a global company, Oiltanking associates are challenges of this transaction. Oiltanking Texas City and Galveston County terminals responding safely, decisively, and with flawless execution. accustomed to working across different time zones, but in immediately got to work to identify this case the COVID crisis added to the complexity of the Oiltanking is incredibly appreciative of all the hard work potential solutions. In short order, transaction. Extraordinary measures had to be and dedication that the employees at Joliet have shown three different solutions were implemented before the colleagues could even entertain a in the past 11 years, and is confident that they are in developed and mutually vetted. good hands moving forward. Omega Partners III, LLC owns and operates bulk liquid The last option identified turned out petroleum terminals in the U.S. states of to be the preferred solution for both Illinois, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, parties. A tank at Oiltanking Nevada, and Kentucky. The terminals receive, Galveston County, already connected store, and deliver products via pipelines, railcars, barges, ships and trucks. Omega’s customers are major and independent oil, EAGERLY AWAITED ARRIVAL distribution, trading, chemical and agriculture The first two railcars were loaded on May 12, with a team companies. Omega is independently owned celebration photo taken to and operated, with corporate offices in St. picture archive, taken before COVID-19 pandemic commemorate the occasion Louis, Missouri. 4 CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS 5 AMERICAS AMERICAS UP ON THE ROOF Solar panels have been also installed on the roof of the administrative building investment has since not only cut the company’s energy use but Solar also were the first step towards reducing its energy dependence on the public utilities company. The system is constantly analyzed Energy for potential improvements and additional ways to save energy. For instance the radiation input is Proves to Be Bright Idea being measured for use in future designs. A manual configuration for Oiltanking Colombia was installed to give full control of that thin-film technology was is much more economical compared the lights to the operator in charge, chosen, as it is more efficient and to ones involving batteries. The allowing them to switch the requires less surface for energy administrative building mainly illumination system on or off as production than the monocrystalline consumes electricity during the day, needed.