Why Toll Business, Technical, and Safety Considerations

The contributions from the toller and the company issuing the contract will vary according to circumstances. However, the toller typically provides  

The combination of the contributions should result in complete process safety information for the toll. As you can see in this definition, there are many facets to both sides of the tolling contract that can be impacted by either party s philosophy of process safety. 

When would a company want to engage in tolling What could make a specific toller attractive to a client Here are some basic business 

Equipment—client may not have the equipment required to manufacture a specific product. It may be that available capital and installation time are limited such that they simply can not design, acquire, install and test the process equipment to reach the desired capacity within the available budget and time. If a product is in the early stages of its life cycle, the capital required may be hard to justify. This could be based upon the low initial volume anticipated while developing the market or the need to take advantage of a time-sensitive business opportunity. Tolling can provide a means to safely produce introductoiy, short-term, or small volume products that would otherwise be uneconomic. 

Expertise—A client may seek to issue a toll contract if it chooses to produce a new product of unfamiliar chemistiy or formulation type. A toller may already have knowledge, equipment, and personnel uniquely suited for a given process that cannot be readily duplicated. A toller with expertise in that particular type of chemistiy or formulation could speed production and assist them in building a higher level of in-house expertise through close interaction. This may enhance the level of process safety and personnel safety should the client ever bring the process in-house. 

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