| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering Consulting Engineering Software |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | KBC House Walton on Thames, Surrey, England |
| Key people | Ian A Godden (Chairman) W George Bright (Chief Executive) Nicholas P Stone (Operations & Finance Director)[1] |
| Revenue | £ 53.1 million (2010) |
| Employees | 300 ("Approx.") (2010) |
| Website | http://www.kbcat.com/ |
KBC Advanced Technologies plc (LSE: KBC) is an independent provider of consulting and software services to energy and other process industries. Headquartered in Walton on Thames in England, the company has twelve other offices worldwide, with major operations in Houston and Singapore. KBC is a public company listed in the London Stock Exchange.
The company was founded in 1979 by Krikor Krikorian, John Brice and Peter Close; its name is formed from the initial letters of their surnames.[2]
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KBC Advanced Technologies provides technical consulting services to the hydrocarbon processing industry. The company provides capital expense consulting, and process improvement services, including clean fuels programs, design services, oil storage optimization, and loss control services. KBC also provides in-depth strategic analysis of all aspects of a company's oil refining, petrochemical, or processing businesses to find opportunities to improve operational efficiencies. The company's extensive global base of customers includes Exxon Mobil, Huntsman, Husky Energy, Reliance and Petrobras.[3].
KBC has developed advanced software for simulation and optimization. Petrosim is the flagship software for simulation of hydrocarbon processes. The company also obtained many software through acquisitions of companies. These include SuperTarget and Pro Steam from Linnhoff-March[4].