Foster Wheeler wins major Saudi ECH/chloralkali contract

05 April 2005 16:12  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (CNI)--Global engineering group Foster Wheeler announced Tuesday that its UK subsidiary Foster Wheeler Energy has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia’s Jubail Chemical Industries (JANA) for project engineering services at its epichlorohydrin and chloralkali development in Al-Jubail.

 

Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

 

Known as project Hassad and located in the secondary industries park at Al-Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, the facilities will produce 30,000 tonne/year epichlorohydrin (ECH), 50,000 tonne/year caustic soda and 45,000 tonne/year calcium chloride.

 

The epichlorohydrin plant will be located adjacent to JANA’s existing epoxy resin plant, where it will be used as a feedstock. The caustic soda will be utilised at an existing soda plant operated by Arabian Alkali (SODA) in Al-Jubail, and the calcium chloride will be crystallised and sold mainly in the Gulf Co-operation council member states.

 

Foster Wheeler Energy will be responsible for the co-ordination of engineering, procurement and construction of the project, which is scheduled to be completed in 2007.

By: Mark Whitfield
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