Tank farms are of great significance in supplying both industry and the national economy in its entirety. On account of the quality of the stored products, the equipment and safety matters are subject to very high conditions and requirements. The weyer group is able to produce a long-standing and extended treasure trove of experience with regard to the planning of new tank farms and also for their redesigning. Our clientele comprises businesses from the petroleum industry and the oil industry, the pharmaceutical industry and the fine chemicals industry as well as solvent traders and waste disposal companies. Hence, we are familiar at the best with the wide range of demands on engineering and advisory service.

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2. 2 Engineering
Projects concerning the extension of existing
tank farms often have to cope with a lack of
space capacity. The weyer group has already
executed feasibility studies in a variety of
projects and in doing so their experts have
drawn up concepts for tank farms paying
attention to various layout scenarios.
Typical engineering areas are:
• Layout planning for the tanks and the
storage depots in accordance with
safety standards
• Materials handling and loading techno-
logy and logistics
• Fire protection and prevention of water
pollution
Hereby, the tank farm operator will benefit
Tank farms are of great significance in supplying both industry and the national economy in its entirety. On account of the
quality of the stored products, the equipment and safety matters are subject to very high conditions and requirements.
The weyer group is able to produce a long-standing and extended treasure trove of experience with regard to the planning
of new tank farms and also for their redesigning. Our clientele comprises businesses from the petroleum industry and the
oil industry, the pharmaceutical industry and the fine chemicals industry as well as solvent traders and waste disposal com-
panies. Hence, we are familiar at the best with the wide range of demands on engineering and advisory service.
What we offer:
À Implementation of envi-
ronmental requirements
À Engineering
À Safety engineering
À Permit procedure
management
À Compilation of cost
estimates
À Logistics-Consulting
1 Implementation of envi-
ronmental requirements
The demands on plant operators regarding
environmental protection are constantly
growing. This fact calls for a permanent ad-
aptation of the technical equipment to the
“state-of-the-art”.
The weyer group is in the position to con-
ceive concepts which comprise all aspects
of environmental technology:
• Emission reduction
• Product classification and storage condi-
tions
• Treatment of waste air, product and
solvent recovery respectively
• Monitoring of emissions
• Leakage monitoring
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3. tions and Similar Factors (BImSchG) as
well as surveyors competent for the pre-
vention of water pollution (VAwS).
4 Permit Procedure
Management
A crucial factor in projects concerning tank
farms is the contact and the exchange of
information with public authorities and
their representatives. Concerning this
matter, the weyer group has a wide range
of services at its command and it is a recog-
nized and competent partner for many
public authorities. Typical tasks are:
• Applications referring to BlmSchG and
emission declarations
• Applications according to the ordinance
referring to industrial safety
• Applications for permit according to the
Water Resources Act (WRA)
• Pre-construction drawings
5 Compilation of cost
estimates
In all tank farm projects a great deal of atten-
tion has to be paid to the costs. In order to
guarantee your planning dependability and
investment security, we can offer you the
following services:
• Expense budgeting for reconstructions
and new constructions
• Request for quotation and analysis of
offers
• Technical and economic evaluation
from a significant increase in planning de-
pendability and investment security. Shut-
down periods owing to conversion measu-
res can be reduced to a minimum by means
of a preparatory planning oriented to meet
the specific requirements. Deploying CAD-
supported planning methods enables the
experts of the weyer group to plan sophisti-
cated and complex pipe systems accurate
in every detail with the computer well in
advance.
3 Safety engineering
Our comprehensive professional compe-
tence in engineering enables us to provide
an all-embracing service also in terms of
safety engineering.
Examples are:
• Generation and updating of safety
reports
• Generation of documents referring to
explosion protection
• Execution of risk assessment and classifi-
cation of hazardous areas
• Determination of safety distances
• Determination of necessary fire water re-
taining facilities
• Execution of quantitative impact studies
in case of an event of fault, e.g. propaga-
tion calculation, effects of an explosion
or a fire
• Modeling of fluidic structural-mechani-
cal problems by means of computatio-
nal-fluid-dynamics (CFD) models
• Execution of risk assessment (e.g.
HAZOP) as well as the execution of
quantitative risk assessments (QRA)
• Testing of safety-related problems by
surveyors in accordance with § 29a of
the Law Concerning the Protection
against Harmful Effects on the Environ-
ment through Air Pollution, Noise, Vibra-
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Hereby, your planning dependability and in-
vestment security will increase significantly.
6 Logistics-Consulting
Modern tank farms are an essential part of
the logistics chain. The logistic transport pro-
cesses, the handling of cargo and the
storage processes with regard to liquids
have to be carried out both economically
and safely.
The weyer group offers you:
• Optimization of organizational proces-
ses
• Generation of logistics concepts and
capacity planning of your tank farm
• Dangerous goods management and
corresponding advisory service
All our services will be executed paying
strict attention to cost-effective, safety-re-
lated and ecological aspects.
Your benefits:
À Centralized planning for all services
À Handling of all environmental and
safety matters
À Engineering and permit application
as well as related expertises from one
hand
À Long-standing experience and com-
petent staff
À Planning independent of suppliers
À Adherence to schedules and budgets

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References (abridgement):
À Alcosuisse, CH - Bern
À AVIA AG, CH - Birsfelden
À BASF AG, DE - Ludwigshafen
À Cilag AG, CH - Schaffhausen
À Deutsche BP AG, divers sites
À dreco Werke GmbH, DE - Bitterfeld
À Elf Bitumen Deutschland GmbH,
DE - Brunsbüttel
À ESSO Deutschland GmbH,
divers sites
À Givaudan (Schweiz) AG, CH - Dübendorf
À INFRA Leuna GmbH, DE - Leuna
À Landesbetrieb Bau, NL Ost, DE - Dessau
À Mineralöl-Raffinerie Dollbergen GmbH,
DE - Uelzen
À MiRO Raffinerie GmbH & Co. KG,
DE - Karlsruhe
À Novartis International AG, CH - Basel
À Odfjell Terminals BV, NL - Rotterdam
À Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH, DE - Hamburg
À PCK Raffinerie GmbH, DE - Schwedt
À Petroplus AG, divers sites
À PSP Lockwood Greene GmbH, DE - Baesweiler
À Shell GmbH & Shell (Switzerland),
divers sites
À SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbH,
DE - Lutherstadt Wittenberg
À Syngenta Crop Protection AG,
CH - Münchwilen
À TOTAL Deutschland GmbH,
divers sites
À Vopak-Dupek GmbH & Vopak (Schweiz AG),
divers sites
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expertise which has always been based on the expectations and wishes of our clients.