PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it has been awarded a
contract from Honeywell to provide engineering services for the
expansion of its Baton Rouge, La.
manufacturing facility.
Jacobs is executing the work from its offices in Mt. Laurel, N.J.
The expansion enables the Baton
Rouge facility, one of the leading refrigerants suppliers in
the U.S., to produce Honeywell's new low-global-warming-potential
(GWP) blowing agent and propellant (technical name: HFO-1234ze) on
a commercial scale. Production of HFO-1234ze is scheduled to begin
in late 2013.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President
Bob Pragada stated, "We are pleased
Honeywell selected Jacobs to be part of this cutting edge project,
especially since the investment will use next-generation technology
to improve the energy efficiency for a multitude of
applications."
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction services.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical
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
uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business
results to differ materially from our forward-looking
statements. For a description of some of the factors which may
occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
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.
For additional information contact:
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626.578.6968
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