Timenow delivers a full spectrum of project, asset, and consulting services designed to help petrochemical projects reach successful outcomes, while balancing safety, compliance, efficiency, and resilience. Learn more about how Timenow can help support your team in production.
What project challenges are specific to petrochemical plants—and how does Timenow address them?
In the petrochemical sector, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Reliability engineers and plant managers must navigate a landscape defined by strict safety and environmental regulations, rising decarbonization demands, volatile crude oil prices, shrinking margins, geopolitical risks, hazardous materials handling, and high-stakes shutdowns and turnarounds (STOs).
These pressures fall into four major buckets:
- Project & Operational Complexity
- Management & Organizational Challenges
- Environmental & Sustainability Pressures
- Economic & Market Volatility
Meeting these challenges requires more than generic project support, it demands a partner with proven expertise in the petrochemical environment. Timenow has made this sector one of its core focuses, delivering tailored project and STO management solutions that keep assets reliable, safe, and productive.
When Unipar, a leading chemical and petrochemical company, faced a critical maintenance shutdown, Timenow coordinated over 40,000 activities and 307,500 man-hours across 35 contractors, achieving zero downtime overruns and zero safety incidents. The result: uninterrupted operations, compliance assurance, and confidence in future reliability.
For petrochemical leaders, Timenow transforms complex, high-risk projects into measurable gains, protecting uptime, extending asset life, and delivering efficiency in an industry where failure is not an option. With specialized STO management, portfolio-wide risk control, and real-time oversight through Time Connect, Timenow gives reliability teams the structure, visibility, and tools needed to stay ahead of risks. By combining deep sector expertise with outcome-driven methodologies, Timenow ensures petrochemical plants achieve safer operations, stronger compliance, and long-term resilience.
What specific project management services does Timenow offer to petrochemical clients?
In petrochemical production, every hour of downtime carries massive costs, and every project comes with high stakes. From shutdowns and turnarounds to capital projects and asset reliability, Timenow delivers end-to-end Project Management, Asset Management, and Consulting services designed for the industry’s unique risks and operational complexities.
With proven expertise in managing large-scale shutdowns and turnarounds, coordinating tens of thousands of activities and hundreds of thousands of man-hours without overruns, Timenow is equipped to handle any project or operational complexity. Timenow offers STO Planning & Management, project planning and scheduling with advanced scheduling tools, including Primavera P6, and critical path optimization. We also offer centralized schedules, documentation, and real-time updates for visibility and coordination across all stakeholders through our proprietary TimeConnect Platform.
In addition, we provide expert guidance on management and operational challenges, through a wide range of service offerings, from Program & Portfolio Management, Risk Management & Scope Control to Project Controls, Cost Management, and Construction Management/Monitoring to Workforce & Resource Alignment. Timenow is prepared to help manage fluctuating workforces, procurement processes, and complex supply chains.
Beyond execution, our other services include Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Safety-Critical Performance, CAPEX Management, and Sustainability Alignment. By helping reduce unplanned downtime by up to 30–50% while improving energy efficiency and environmental performance.
At Timenow we offer consulting and advisory services to ensure operational readiness, strategy implementation, and global project delivery adapted to regulatory, and market variations.
How does Timenow manage projects at any lifecycle stage in petrochemical plants?
Petrochemical projects carry extraordinary risks: high-stakes shutdowns, complex engineering, hazardous materials, fragmented processes, strict safety and environmental requirements, and volatile global markets. That’s why Timenow is dedicated to transforming our client’s challenges into controlled, high-performance outcomes.
At the outset of strategic planning and initiation, Timenow works alongside you to build a tailored Project Execution Plan (PEP), guiding our clients to define objectives, scope, resources, risks, and communication. With Program & Portfolio Management (PPM) and CAPEX oversight, our clients gain clarity, discipline, and early alignment. By embedding critical analysis and asset strategies, Timenow helps prioritize what matters most for plant reliability.
Timenow delivers meticulous planning & scheduling, shutdowns and turnarounds (STOs), critical path optimization, and risk-based methodologies such as FMEA, to help your projects stay on track even under intense pressure.
We understand that reliability teams need a single source of truth to ensure real-time visibility, early warnings, and seamless collaboration, to help prevent delays, scope creep, and budget overruns. That’s why our clients benefit not only from robust project controls, cost management, and vendor coordination, but also from our TimeConnect dashboards and predictive analytics.
Timenow ensures facilities are ready for safe, continuous performance. We partner with petrochemical clients across the entire lifecycle planning, execution, and beyond to deliver shorter timelines, safer outcomes, stronger compliance, and measurable returns in one of the world’s most demanding industries.
How did Timenow successfully manage a R$15MM Petrochemical initiative?
When you’re running one of the world’s largest petrochemical plants, even a single fractured bolt can become a multi-million-dollar-real problem. That’s exactly what happened when a critical anchor bolt at the base of a reciprocating compressor gave way, threatening to halt polyethylene production and risk losses estimated at R$15.2 million.
This was the kind of high-stakes moment where the right partner made all the difference.
For years, Timenow has worked hand-in-hand with this client, providing Reliability Engineering expertise, maintenance procedures, predictive analysis, and training. But in this case, the mandate was clear: design and execute a reliable repair under strict limitations, no crankcase removal, no outsourced civil team, and no time to spare.
Instead of defaulting to conventional, time-consuming repairs, we applied our trademark approach: deep technical expertise plus disciplined project management. Our multidisciplinary team, spanning mechanical and civil engineering, quickly launched a full reliability investigation. Root Cause Analysis, Failure Tree Analysis, vibration and oil diagnostics… every angle was assessed to ensure the solution was both immediate and future-proof.
The breakthrough came from innovation. Rather than replacing the compressor base outright, Timenow’s engineers devised a smarter fix:
- Reinforcing the fractured bolt with a custom threaded sleeve
- Fabricating a new support cup
- Rebuilding the foundation using high-performance epoxy grout
- Coordinating civil, mechanical, and welding crews to deliver a seamless execution
The result? A repair that would traditionally take 15 days was completed in just 3. Downtime losses were reduced from R$15.2M to R$3M, saving the client an extraordinary R$12.2 million, while restoring the compressor to full reliability without the disruption of a major overhaul.
For the client, it was more than just a fix. It was proof that with Timenow as a partner, even the most urgent, complex challenges can be turned into opportunities for savings, safety, and operational excellence.
That’s how Timenow manages multimillion-real initiatives: by combining reliability science, technical mastery, and project leadership to deliver solutions faster, safer, and smarter than anyone thought possible.
How does Timenow collaborate with internal project teams, technology providers and contractors in the petrochemical landscape?
In the high-risk, highly regulated petrochemical industry, effective communication with internal and external stakeholders is critical. Timenow addresses this through its TimeConnect digital platform and specialized project management services, ensuring collaboration remains seamless and well-structured across every project.
We drive collaboration through TimeConnect, a central “single source of truth” that consolidates project data, delivers real-time insights, and supports faster, more informed decisions. TimeConnect offers features such as automated reports, task management, and structured communication protocols like monthly review meetings, ensuring alignment across engineering teams, management, and contractors.
The platform also integrates with leading tools, from Microsoft Power BI and Power Apps to Primavera P6, enabling advanced portfolio management, real-time scheduling, and tailored reporting. Strategic partnerships with technology providers further embed AI and automation into project controls, forecasting, and resource allocation.
TimeConnect is equally effective for vendor coordination, providing transparency when managing multiple contractors. For example, in a Unipar petrochemical shutdown, Timenow streamlined collaboration across 35 direct contractors and numerous subcontractors, ensuring seamless execution and stakeholder alignment.
When it comes to collaboration, it’s not just about teams working together, it’s about embedding a system that guarantees project success.
What outcomes have petrochemical clients achieved after engaging Timenow for project management?
Petrochemical clients turn to Timenow when the stakes are high, and the results speak for themselves. In one portfolio valued at $20 million across five sites, Timenow unified fragmented scheduling processes, automated data consolidation, and provided full portfolio visibility through advanced reporting. With disciplined budget controls and proactive procurement management, the client not only tightened cost tracking but also delivered the project two months ahead of schedule meeting the original December deadline instead of slipping into February.
For one client, a leader in PVC production, Timenow managed a complex maintenance shutdown involving over 307,500 man-hours, 35 direct contractors, and 40,000+ activities across critical equipment. Through TimeConnect’s real-time reporting and seamless vendor coordination, the shutdown was completed on time, with zero safety incidents, and no downtime overruns, all while maximizing productivity.
These outcomes show how Timenow transforms high-risk petrochemical projects into reliable, efficient, and safe successes.
What does a typical project management engagement look like—from start to finish?
For leaders in the petrochemical industry, a typical engagement with Timenow is a structured and transparent partnership that guides every stage of a project, from initial planning through commissioning and ongoing optimization.
We begin by assessing your operational maturity, plant infrastructure, and critical process units, then develop tailored solutions such as EAM/CMMS implementation, RAM analysis, or Shutdown, Turnaround, and Outage (STO) planning. Each step is aligned with your Strategic Asset Management Plan and the stringent safety and environmental standards of the petrochemical sector.
Our proprietary TimeConnect platform becomes your single source of truth, offering real-time visibility into project activities, risks, and critical paths. This ensures informed decision-making, tight cost control, and schedule optimization in environments where downtime has significant financial and operational implications.
By embedding safety, quality, and optimized resource allocation across every phase, and leveraging AI and digital transformation for higher efficiency, Timenow consistently delivers projects on time, within budget, and with lasting value. We transform complex petrochemical projects into benchmarks of reliability and performance.
Partner with Timenow today to bring clarity, innovation, and measurable results to your next petrochemical initiative.
How is the pricing determined for project management services in pulp and paper plants?
For leaders in the petrochemical sector, Timenow structures project management pricing through a customized, value-focused framework that reflects the scale, complexity, and critical priorities of each engagement. Investment levels are influenced by factors such as project size, scope, duration, and resource demands, particularly during shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages (STOs), where precision planning, seamless coordination, and highly specialized expertise are essential. Pricing also takes into account the degree of client involvement and the advanced risk management measures required to minimize production disruptions while ensuring strict compliance with safety, regulatory, and environmental standards.
Every proposal is built with risk mitigation and outcomes at the forefront, aligning with your strategic business objectives to enhance efficiency, safeguard uptime, and deliver measurable ROI. Solutions are tailored to your operations, whether through Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs, EAM/CMMS implementation, or comprehensive STO execution, all enabled by TimeConnect, our digital platform that provides real-time visibility and control. By linking investment directly to proven value, through cost savings, asset reliability, or improved operational performance, Timenow ensures your projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with lasting impact.
If you’re looking for a trusted partner to align petrochemical project delivery with your strategic priorities while reducing risk and maximizing returns, Timenow is ready to design a tailored proposal for your next major initiative.