Cervo, HélèneBungener, StéphaneMéchaussie, ElfieKantor, IvanZwaenepoel, BrechtMaréchal, FrançoisVan Eetvelde, Greet2017-07-262017-07-262017-07-26201710.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_54https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/139478WOS:000419074600054Production data in process industry are proprietary to a company since they are key to the process design and technology expertise. However, data confidentiality restrains industry from sharing results and advancing developments in and across process sectors. Using virtual profiles that simulate the typical operating modes of a given process industry offers an elegant solution for a company to share information with the outside world. This paper proposes a generic methodology to create sector blueprints and applies it to the chemicals industry. It details the profile of a typical chemical site based on essential units and realistic data gathered from existing refineries and chemical plants.IndustryVirtual profileSector blueprintIndustrial dataChemicals sectorRefineriesData confidentialityIndustrial symbiosisEnergy efficiencyH2020_EPOStext::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper