KBR Awarded Contract by Changzhou Kingboard Century Chemical Co., Ltd to Implement Phenol Technology in New Phenol Plant
September 04 2008 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced that it has been awarded a contract
by Changzhou Kingboard Century Chemical Co., Ltd (Kingboard) to
provide licensing and related services for a new phenol plant in
Changzhou, China. As part of the contract, KBR will license its
leading phenol technology for the 200,000 metric tons per annum
(MTPA) phenol plant. KBR will also provide preliminary design, and
commissioning and startup support services. Work on the project is
expected to begin immediately. This award marks the second phenol
plant Kingboard has licensed from KBR. The first phenol plant,
located in Huizhou, China, went online at the end of 2007. �The
award of Kingboard�s second phenol plant to KBR demonstrates KBR�s
reputation for delivering superior technology in the Chinese
market,� said Tim Challand, President, Technology for KBR. �We are
delighted about the opportunity to once again deliver top quality
products and services to Kingboard.� �We are very pleased with the
performance of our first phenol plant, as well as KBR�s expertise
and support of the phenol technology,� said Mr. Jiang Lichun,
General Manager of Kingboard. �Excellent product quality and
production efficiency is very important to Kingboard, and having a
process that is reliable and easy to operate was a key factor in
selecting the same technology for our Changzhou project.� KBR is a
global engineering, construction and services company supporting
the energy, petrochemicals, government services and civil
infrastructure sectors. The company offers a wide range of services
through its Downstream, Government and Infrastructure, Services,
Technology, Upstream and Ventures business segments. For more
information, visit www.kbr.com.
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