Delivering confidence in turnarounds: maximising plant efficiency and profitability

A successful turnaround requires timely, safe, and high-quality execution based on proper planning and specialized expertise. They compress months of engineering and coordination into a few critical weeks—where planning discipline, reliable execution, and team readiness determine long-term success. For operators across the Middle East, where uptime and operational excellence are strategic imperatives, the ability to execute with certainty separates good operations from exceptional ones.

Throughout the region, refiners and petrochemical operators are investing in dependable, safe, and efficient turnaround practices to maximise asset reliability and meet production demands. Koch Engineered Solutions’ businesses Koch-Glitsch and John Zink are at the forefront of this transformation, combining global experience with localised execution capability. Together, they bring decades of innovation and field-proven results to help customers meet the evolving challenges of modern energy operations.

At ADIPEC 2025, John Zink and Koch-Glitsch will demonstrate how their expertise enables operators to achieve certainty when it matters most.

Koch-Glitsch: fast, reliable turnarounds

Backed by decades of separation and mass transfer expertise, Koch-Glitsch transforms engineering insight into field-proven performance, delivering efficient turnarounds and complex tower installs that meet the highest standards of safety, quality, and speed. Koch-Glitsch provides complete tower services that return equipment to service quickly and with confidence.

Field service teams leverage application knowledge and constructability insight to deliver installations and replacements of trays, packing, internals, and mist elimination systems. Safety is embedded into every phase from pre-job analysis to on-site supervision and quality control, ensuring every installation meets operational and environmental standards.

With integrated planning and local execution in the Middle East, Koch-Glitsch helps operators reduce downtime and optimise tower performance. The result: reliable turnarounds and proven separation solutions trusted by leading refiners and petrochemical operators worldwide.

While Koch-Glitsch handles the performance inside the tower, John Zink ensures the surrounding combustion and emissions systems operate seamlessly.

Turnkey execution for combustion and emissions systems
John Zink, a global leader in combustion and emissions control solutions, brings deep engineering expertise and field execution experience to turnaround projects that demand performance, efficiency, and compliance. From flares and burners to vapor control and thermal oxidizers, John Zink provides full-service support including surveys, upgrades, retrofits, and revamps delivered by a single, integrated team.

Projects are engineered to meet tight shutdown timelines and are installed safely and to the highest standards. This collaborative execution model aligns every phase from planning to commissioning to minimize downtime and optimize system performance. Safety remains at the center of every John Zink turnaround. From detailed risk assessments to continuous supervision, each project is managed under strict health, safety, and environmental standards, giving operators confidence that every turnaround is executed with discipline and accountability.

Combining global engineering excellence with regional field capability, John Zink helps operators improve efficiency, reduce emissions, and strengthen safety compliance.

Confidence in every project
Successful turnarounds rely on the seamless alignment of planning, equipment readiness, and execution. Koch-Glitsch and John Zink bring this alignment to life through an integrated approach that eliminates risks and streamlines decision-making. Working as one team across tower and combustion systems, they synchronize schedules, manpower, and safety activities to maintain control and ensure predictable results. Supported by advanced planning, field expertise, global resources, and proven technologies, each turnaround is delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.

Koch-Glitsch and John Zink, each a leader in its own field, combine tower and combustion expertise to achieve consistent, high-performance turnarounds that restore assets quickly and perform reliably long after start-up. This integrated expertise not only shortens turnaround duration but also strengthens long-term operational resilience. By leveraging shared resources and decades of combined knowledge, Koch-Glitsch and John Zink set a higher standard for quality and consistency in complex energy projects across the Middle East.

At ADIPEC 2025, Koch-Glitsch and John Zink will showcase how their integrated model transforms critical shutdowns into measurable gains in reliability, safety, and operational performance strengthening sustainable operations for energy producers across the region.

Meet Koch-Glitsch and John Zink at ADIPEC 2025 – Hall 2, Booth 2450, Abu Dhabi, 3–6 November.