INEOS Oxide's leading role in chemicals
Meet Tom Roelandt, Supply Chain Planning Lead at INEOS Oxide, the global player in chemicals. INEOS recognized early on that logistics was not their core competency, so they turned to Van Moer Logistics to streamline their logistics operations. This partnership has not only helped them optimize their processes but has also contributed to reducing costs and carbon emissions. Today, Van Moer Logistics remains a trusted partner in helping INEOS focus on its core business while continuing to meet high standards of safety, quality, and sustainability.
INEOS Oxide & Van Moer Logistics
3
filling lines
200
drums/h
56
active employees
2006
start partnership
76.000
sqm on-site warehousing
24/7
service
Partners since 2006
INEOS is one of the largest employers in Belgian chemistry. From Zwijndrecht, where the company started its first activities in 1998, Ineos built its position in Belgium and as a global player. In Belgium today it has 12 production and R&D sites and over 3,000 employees.
Challenges for INEOS Oxide
Tom: "Ineos and Van Moer Logistics have been working together for many years. Since 2006 to be exact. Jo Van Moer then anchored his company in Zwijndrecht on the grounds of INEOS. We then asked Van Moer Logistics to expand their logistics activities to the chemical industry. Since then we have built a very strong relationship and together we have made a nice growth trajectory.
INEOS is a chemical company. The logistics part of our activities is not our core business. That is why we have always appealed to Van Moer Logistics, a real logistics specialist.
But our filling activities to drums and IBCs also put a great strain on our operations in recent years. Moreover, when capacity problems arose, we had to use external warehouses. This involved extra travel and therefore extra truck kilometers. So we also looked to our neighbors for those very specific filling activities."
Strategic solutions
Tom: "The state-of-the-art filling installation that Van Moer Logistics has realized in one central ADR (full) warehouse on one central SEVESO certified site relieves INEOS of its logistical needs.
Van Moer Logistics can also handle a lot of capacity. The company has well-trained ADR drivers and it also invests continuously in its truck fleet. That is why they always drive the newest and most environmentally friendly trucks. Meanwhile, they are also looking at alternatives in the form of trucks running on hydrogen and/or electricity. This innovative reflex is ingrained in Van Moer Logistics. They share that sustainable culture with INEOS."
Results and future objectives
Tom: "I think "The Perfect Flow" is a unique concept in Europe. Storage, heating, cleaning, repair and now also filling are all done at one site. All inspections of the tank containers, pressure tests, etc. are also part of their one-stop shop principle.
By taking maximum advantage of that short chain, INEOS saves costs and it significantly reduces our CO2 emissions. Moreover, the new state-of-the-art filling hub has enabled us to switch to more sustainable packaging materials. So the effect on our carbon footprint is not minus.
In short, we can put our focus purely on chemistry and concentrate on further anchoring INEOS in the port of Antwerp.
Right from the start, we outsourced our logistics to an experienced specialist who does it better and more efficiently than we do ourselves. INEOS sets very high demands on its suppliers in terms of safety, quality and sustainability. Van Moer Logistics proves every day again that they are worthy of our trust by always raising the bar for themselves.
The cooperation between Van Moer Logistics and INEOS was already very strong. Today it has come full circle. "The perfect flow" is also a "perfect match" for us."
