Fluor Completes Citral Facility for BASF PETRONAS Chemicals
September 06 2016 - 7:02PM
Business Wire
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has
achieved mechanical completion on a citral facility and associated
infrastructure for BASF PETRONAS Chemicals in Kuantan,
Malaysia.
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BASF PETRONAS Chemicals facility in
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As part of the Integrated Aroma Ingredients Complex, Fluor
performed front-end engineering and design, engineering,
procurement and construction management on the citral facility and
its associated infrastructure. The facility will produce citral,
among other aroma ingredients, to meet the growing demand for
citral-based products in the flavor and fragrance industry. Fluor
is also executing the engineering, procurement and construction
management for a downstream L-menthol unit. Ramp-up of the
downstream L-menthol unit is expected in 2017.
During construction, Fluor managed a workforce of nearly 2,200
craft workers, comprised of 10 different nationalities. With the
concurrent construction of the citral facility and menthol unit,
the project achieved an accelerated 24-month construction schedule
and navigated multiple critical process tower lifts in a compact
working environment.
The meticulous preparation of all parties, including Fluor and
BASF PETRONAS Chemicals, ensured the flawless delivery of the
T-5000 tower to the site. Key moments of the journey are captured
in a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNB9iJZppOw.
Implementing a strong health, safety and environment culture at
the site, the projects achieved more than 8 million work hours
without a lost-time incident and received the Malaysian
Occupational Safety and Health Practitioner’s Association Gold
Award for excellence in occupational safety and health.
“With a presence in Malaysia since the 1980s, we leveraged our
extensive regional experience, resources and world-class safety
program to safely and cost effectively deliver this facility for
BASF PETRONAS Chemicals,” said Ken Choudhary, president of Fluor’s
energy and chemicals business in Asia Pacific. “We brought our
global sourcing capabilities and the strengths of multiple Fluor
offices in the region to develop a capital efficient project
execution approach that enabled this complex to be completed safely
and within budget.”
BASF PETRONAS Chemicals is a Malaysian-based joint venture
between BASF and PETRONAS Chemicals Group.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering,
procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company that
designs, builds and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its
clients on six continents. For more than a century, Fluor has
served our clients by delivering innovative and integrated
solutions across the globe. With headquarters in Irving, Texas,
Fluor ranks 155 on the FORTUNE 500 list with revenue of $18.1
billion in 2015 and has more than 60,000 employees worldwide. For
more information, please visit www.fluor.com or follow us on
Twitter @FluorCorp.
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