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Aker completes major PTA project in China
29 Dec '06
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Aker Kværner ASA has just completed a project for Zhejiang Hualian Sunshine Petro-Chemical Co Ltd, for a new a Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant using technology from INVISTA.
The plant is now operational at Zhejiang Hualian Sunshine's petrochemical complex in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, in the People's Republic of China. A record-breaking plant start-up was realised with nameplate capacity achieved within four days.
Aker Kvaerner provided the extended basic engineering design, and supplied the offshore material and equipment, as well as site advisory services. The scope also included onshore technical review services for the detail design carried out by the Chinese Design Institute, HuanQiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation, based in Beijing.
"Aker Kvaerner is the most experienced contractor in the execution of PTA projects using the INVISTA technology, and we are proud of yet another successful achievement in China," says Wim van der Zande, President of AK Process. "Combined with Aker Kvaerner's Project Execution Model, our extensive technical expertise and local knowledge allowed us to address the project challenges to ensure a successful project for Zhejiang Hualian Sunshine."
"It has been the strong working relationship and collaborative efforts of all our main contractors - Aker Kvaerner, INVISTA, Huan Qiu Contracting & Engineering Corp, together with Sinopec's sizeable construction capability - that has helped us achieve an excellent project outcome," confirms Mr Dong Bing Gen, President of Zhejiang Hualian Sunshine.
The plant is now operational at Zhejiang Hualian Sunshine's petrochemical complex in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, in the People's Republic of China. A record-breaking plant start-up was realised with nameplate capacity achieved within four days.
Aker Kvaerner provided the extended basic engineering design, and supplied the offshore material and equipment, as well as site advisory services. The scope also included onshore technical review services for the detail design carried out by the Chinese Design Institute, HuanQiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation, based in Beijing.
"Aker Kvaerner is the most experienced contractor in the execution of PTA projects using the INVISTA technology, and we are proud of yet another successful achievement in China," says Wim van der Zande, President of AK Process. "Combined with Aker Kvaerner's Project Execution Model, our extensive technical expertise and local knowledge allowed us to address the project challenges to ensure a successful project for Zhejiang Hualian Sunshine."
"It has been the strong working relationship and collaborative efforts of all our main contractors - Aker Kvaerner, INVISTA, Huan Qiu Contracting & Engineering Corp, together with Sinopec's sizeable construction capability - that has helped us achieve an excellent project outcome," confirms Mr Dong Bing Gen, President of Zhejiang Hualian Sunshine.
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