Top seven causes for lost olefin production

Claire Cagnolatti, vice president of chemicals studies for Solomon Associates, is an expert in petrochemical operations analysis with more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining Solomon, she served as business optimization manager for Occidental Chemical Corp. She also worked for Allied Corp. and Stauffer Chemical Co., where she held positions ranging from cell house engineer/supervisor to process engineer specialist. Ms. Cagnolatti has worked on major consulting projects, including evaluating and analyzing olefins, butadiene and aromatics manufacturing locations in Brazil, and analyzing data and methodology enhancement for all aspects of the worldwide olefin plant performance analyses. Ms. Cagnolatti holds a BS degree in chemical engineering and an MBA degree from Louisiana State University.