PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it has been
awarded two contracts by Foskor (Pty) Limited to design and
fabricate two final acid towers and one acid cooler for Foskor's
sulfuric acid plants at its Acid Division in Richards Bay,
South Africa.
Officials did not disclose the contract values.
Under the terms of the contracts, Jacobs is designing the
equipment and process for two final acid towers using Jacobs'
proprietary Chemetics® alloy SARAMET®.
Jacobs is also designing and fabricating a proprietary anodically
protected sulfuric acid cooler being manufactured at Jacobs'
facility in Pickering, Ontario,
Canada; and managing local fabrication and site coordination
from Jacobs' operations in South
Africa.
Jacobs Group Vice President Andy
Kremer stated, "This project builds on a successful acid
cooler replacement that Jacobs completed for Foskor in 2009. We
look forward to many more opportunities to enhance Foskor's
competitive advantage through superior technical solutions."
Jacobs has supplied more than 1,600 proprietary acid coolers to
clients over more than 40 years.
Foskor is a South African producer of phosphates and phosphoric
acid supplying international markets. Foskor's Acid Division
manufactures sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid and phosphate-based
granular fertilisers (MAP, MAPzn and DAP).
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction services.
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in particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business,
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Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
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