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Turning your specialty chemical process into production.

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Turning your specialty chemical process into production.

SSOE’s focus on specialty chemical manufacturers makes us experts at delivering faster, better projects with documented savings for our clients—more than $100 million to be exact. The difference comes not only from our specialized expertise, but from the way we deliver your project, including a more collaborative approach, a better use of technology, and a full menu of delivery methods—from single discipline design to Integrated Project Delivery (IPD). Our size and geographic diversity positions us to provide ongoing maintenance support for smaller projects in addition to execution of your larger capital projects. The result is a team that has been ranked by ENR as one of the top providers of design services for over a decade.

“SSOE has been our primary engineering firm to design highly complex chemical processes in a series of major expansions. Our chemical processes are very challenging, requiring novel and conventional engineering solutions. SSOE has performed exemplary work and…has demonstrated a high degree of skill in all of the core engineering disciplines for chemical plant design.”

Plant Director, Confidential Specialty Chemical Manufacturer

Featured Projects

Chemical Plant DCS Conversion Project
Chemical Plant DCS Conversion Project
Chemical Client
High Explosives Production Facility
High Explosives Production Facility
Austin Powder Company
Four Major Facility Expansion Projects
Four Major Facility Expansion Projects
Chemical Client
Process Upgrade to Offset Gas Release
Process Upgrade to Offset Gas Release
Chemical Client
New Specialty Chemical Plant
New Specialty Chemical Plant
Chemical Client
Fire, Data, and Security Systems for Facility Expansion
Fire, Data, and Security Systems for Facility Expansion
Chemical Client
Chemical Facility Energy Assessment
Chemical Facility Energy Assessment
Chemical Client
Nitrogen Fertilizer Production Facility
Nitrogen Fertilizer Production Facility
Nutrien
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Client List

  • AkzoNobel
  • BASF
  • Corteva
  • Dow Inc.
  • Dow Corning
  • DuPont
  • Durez
  • INEOS Nitriles
  • PPG Industries
  • PCS Nitrogen Ohio
  • PQ Corporation
  • Rhodia
  • Specialty Minerals
  • W. R. Grace

Project Types

We specialize in projects ranging from $1 million to $100 million total installed cost. In addition, we’ve demonstrated the capability to respond to long-term programs with a cost of $100 million to upwards of $500 million.

Performance Materials, Paints / Coatings / Adhesives, and Catalysts

  • Unit operations experience with reactions, separations, mixing, and extrusion
  • High temperature furnaces, calciners, and dryers
  • High purity chemical production, storage, and distribution
  • Solid, liquid, and gas bulk material handling for demanding conditions

Architecturally Driven Solutions for Chemical Clients

In addition to our industrial solutions for the chemical market, SSOE is at the forefront of designing for an evolving workplace. Our passion for design creatively integrates your brand identity into your built environment, enhancing the experience for employees and visitors alike. We recognize your facilities are the messengers for all that your brand stands for, whether it’s your office building, R&D facilities, employee training areas, and workforce development spaces. SSOE’s acquisition of Stevens & Wilkinson, an award-winning architecture and interior design firm, elevates your facility into a strategic advantage. Take another look here.

Technical Specialties

  • 3D CAD modeling
  • Batch processing
  • Blast resistant structures
  • Commissioning and start-up
  • Environmental permitting and reporting
  • Front-end conceptual engineering and studies
  • Hazardous / Flammable material storage and handling
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  • Procurement and construction support
  • Project management and project controls (scheduling, cost estimating)
  • Systems integration and control system upgrades
  • Turnaround expertise
  • Utilities and infrastructure (roads, sewers, power)
  • Vessel, tank, and pump sizing

Featured News
BD+C Magazine Article: “U.S. Engineering Firms Cash in on a Volatile, Expanding Market”
January 5, 2023

BD+C Magazine Article: “U.S. Engineering Firms Cash in on a Volatile, Expanding Market”

New Engineering News-Record Rankings Names SSOE Group a Top 2 Semiconductor Design Firm for the 6th Consecutive Year
August 2, 2022

New Engineering News-Record Rankings Names SSOE Group a Top 2 Semiconductor Design Firm for the 6th Consecutive Year

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