Chemicals
Global demand for consumer goods, advanced materials and lower-carbon products is accelerating. At the same time, feedstock volatility, supply chain disruption and regulatory pressure are reshaping the chemicals market. To succeed, you need agility — and a partner who understands how to engineer and build in a changing environment.
Why It’s Critical to Enable Next-Generation Chemical Projects
Regulatory incentives — including those provided through the Inflation Reduction Act and CHIPS and Science Act — and evolving environmental expectations are driving investment in a range of chemical products, including:
- Critical battery materials
- High-purity chemicals to support reshoring of the semiconductor industry
- Bio-based polymers with biodegradable properties
- Specialized resins to protect against perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals
As plastic demand grows, so does the need for circular solutions. Advanced recycling, material recovery and optimization of virgin production is achieved through engineering approaches that balance sustainability, performance and economics. These projects demand disciplined execution and experience scaling emerging and evolving processes.
The Burns & McDonnell Advantage
We deliver integrated engineer-procure-construct (EPC) solutions that help chemical manufacturers scale production, improve reliability and control risk. Our construction-driven engineering and practical execution strategies align your projects with your operational and financial goals.
Our teams integrate process, regulatory and construction experience to move projects — efficiently and predictably — from concept and early feasibility studies all the way through startup and into reliable operations.
Chemical Project Execution Grounded in Flexibility & Accountability
Every facility and risk profile is different. We tailor our project execution strategies to fit, selecting the approach that supports meeting your schedule, budget and performance targets. Whether you seek self-perform construction, managed subcontracting, joint-venture EPC delivery or another option, we collaborate with your team to identify solutions that are practical and constructable, aligned to reduce scope gaps, limit change and drive greater cost certainty. We apply a structured approach for knowledge-transfer, focusing on alignment from early feasibility studies through commissioning and startup.
Integrated Regulatory & Compliance Support
Evolving Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations — including Benzene Waste Operations National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), also known as BWON, and the Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON) rule and amendments for synthetic organic chemical manufacturing industry (SOCMI) facilities — create a complex compliance environment. We provide integrated regulatory, engineering and capital planning support to address:
- Air emissions and flare compliance
- Wastewater treatment and benzene management
- Processing unit modifications
- Front-end engineering and capital studies
Our approach helps you maintain compliance while protecting production continuity.
