Jacobs Receives Contract from CMPC for Chlorine Dioxide Plant in Brazil
August 27 2013 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it
was awarded a contract by CMPC Group’s Celulose Riograndense Ltda.
for the design and supply of an integrated chlorine dioxide plant
for its pulp expansion project in Guaiba, Río Grande do Sul,
Brazil.
Officials did not disclose the contract value, but noted that
when completed, the plant is anticipated to produce 60 tons
(equivalent to 55 metric tonnes) of chlorine dioxide per day.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is designing and
engineering the plant, supplying key equipment and materials
including Jacobs’ proprietary Chemetics® equipment, and providing
technical services for plant erection, operator training,
commissioning and testing.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Executive Vice President Andy
Kremer stated, “We are pleased to leverage our experience with many
pulp mill clients in Asia to support CMPC on this project. This is
our first integrated chlorine dioxide plant supplied within South
America, and we look forward to working with CMPC to help them
achieve competitive advantage through our integrated process, which
offers the lowest-cost method of producing chlorine dioxide
available.”
Celulose Riograndense Ltda. is a business division of Empresas
CMPC, an integrated forestry group headquartered in Chile, and the
fourth largest pulp supplier in the world.
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers
of technical, professional, and construction services.
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Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.Michelle Jones, 626-578-6968
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