PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today its Chemetics® unit in
Pickering, Ontario, Canada has
been awarded a design and fabrication contract by El Dorado
Chemical Company for three proprietary designed sulfuric acid
coolers to be installed in the company's acid plant in El Dorado, Ark.
Officials estimate the construction cost to El Dorado to be $700,000, with a Chemetics® contract value
estimated at $500,000.
Under the terms of the contract, the scope of work involves the
design and fabrication of drying, interpass and final anodically
protected sulfuric acid coolers. The coolers are replacing two of
the original Chemetics® coolers supplied in 1975 and one from
another vendor supplied in 2008, when the plant was upgraded to
double absorption. The contract was awarded after close cooperation
with the client to custom design the coolers and the associated
water piping to meet the present and future process and operational
requirements of the plant.
This project is in addition to two other proprietary SARAMET®
equipment and piping projects of value estimated at $300,000, signed earlier this year, for the
nitric acid portion of the El
Dorado facility.
Jacobs Group Vice President Andy
Kremer stated, "This project is an excellent example of
Jacobs' unique ability to collaborate with our clients to provide
high value solutions, and it reinforces us as a leader in design
and supply of proprietary equipment for the sulfuric acid
production industry."
El Dorado Chemical produces concentrated nitric acid (CNA),
sulfuric acid and weak nitric acid at its facility in El Dorado.
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction services.
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fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking
statements on management's current estimates and expectations as
well as currently available competitive, financial and economic
data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently
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results to differ materially from our forward-looking
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forward-looking statements please refer to our 2011 Form 10-K, and
in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business,
1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.
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