Technip to build PP complex for Petrochina Dushanzi
07 Dec '05
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Construction services provider Technip, in association with Innovene as licensor, has been awarded by Petrochina International a contract for two lines of polypropylene (PP)for Petrochina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company's new complex in the Xinjiang Province, China.
The contract, worth over 50 millions US $ for Technip, covers the basic and front-end engineering, the procurement of key equipment and material and the technical assistance for construction and commissioning.
The facility will be designed based on Innovene technologies to produce 550,000 tons/year of polypropylene.
The contract will be carried out by Technip's operations and engineering center (OEC) in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) with the support of the Lyon OEC (France).
The plant is scheduled for completion at the end of 2007 for a commissioning in early 2008.
Technip has been working for Petrochina for over 30 years. This new contract, for one of Petrochina's major petrochemical investments represents a new milestone in the long-term cooperation between the companies.
Polypropylene is a plastic used in a wide range of industries including automobile parts, household goods, fibers and films.
France based Technip is the world-class player in engineering, technologies and construction services for oil and gas, petrochemical and other industries. With a workforce of about 20,000 people, Technip ranks among the top five corporations in the field of oil, gas and petrochemical engineering, construction and services.