Hoover CS boosts efficiency at refineries with smart packaging

The company's innovative reusable packaging accelerates catalyst unloading, enhances safety, reduces waste, and lowers emissions, helping refiners improve efficiency and drive sustainable operations, Joey Berkhout tells OGN

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REFINERIES seeking to optimise operations and reduce downtime are turning to Hoover CS’s advanced packaging solutions for spent hydroprocessing catalysts. The company’s specialised, reusable packaging modules not only speed up catalyst unloading but also enhance safety, sustainability, and cost efficiency.

By increasing volume capacity and improving loading design, Hoover CS’s solutions allow reactors to be emptied up to 20 per cent faster.

“This reduction in downtime translates directly into revenue gains for refiners. Beyond efficiency, the packaging also minimises onsite movements, improves storage, and reduces waste through a circular, reusable system,” Joey Berkhout, Business Development EMEA, tells OGN energy magazine in an exclusive interview.

With sustainability a key driver of this innovation, each module replaces hundreds of single-use drums, pallets, and liners, preventing significant CO2 emissions and water waste.

A newly designed bin even addresses logistical challenges in the Gulf region, ensuring cost-effective returns and further lowering environmental impact.

Below are excerpts from the interview:

Can you describe what is unique about Hoover CS’s specialised packaging solutions for spent hydroprocessing catalysts?

We are more than just a supplier of packaging modules; we are a strategic partner to the refining sector. We’re the link between refineries and reclamation and regeneration parties, while also contributing to the efficiency of catalyst handling companies. And packaging is something more than simply a means to bundle material for storage and transportation.

What I mean by this is that more operations are impacted by packaging than one might think.