DALLAS, Oct. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) received an engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Sirius Minerals
PLC for its new materials handling facility (MHF) in Teesside,
England. The MHF is being
constructed as part of the company's North Yorkshire Polyhalite
Project, which will supply a unique type of potash fertilizer.
Fertilizers play an important role in the agriculture industry
and in food supply, providing the nutrients required for healthy
plant growth. Polyhalite is a unique multi-nutrient mineral
containing four of the six macro-nutrients that plants need:
potassium, sulfur, magnesium and calcium. The MHF will crush the
polyhalite ore from the mine near Whitby, England, and granulate it for use in
agricultural equipment before sending it to the nearby dock for
shipping.
"As the EPC provider for Sirius Minerals' materials handling
facility, Jacobs is delivering more than a full life cycle solution
on this project—we're delivering a facility that is scalable and
able to support changing agriculture needs," said Jacobs Mining,
Minerals and Technology Senior Vice President and General Manager
Andrew Berryman. "From the run of
mine stockpile to the final product loadout, the materials handling
facility will contribute to local and global food supply."
Jacobs is designing the MHF to handle seven million tonnes per
annum (MTPA) of granulated product in its first phase of
development, with expansion considerations being developed into the
design to support up to 20 MTPA of the granulated product. In
addition, the facility will also handle three MTPA of coarse
product.
"Securing a partnership with a company the calibre of Jacobs is
great for us and a testament to the world-class nature of this
project," said Sirius Minerals Chief Development Officer
Simon Carter. "Their knowledge of
EPC projects in the mining sector is hugely valuable, as is their
experience of construction projects on Teesside."
Through the development of its North Yorkshire Polyhalite
Project, the world's largest and highest-grade deposit, Sirius
Minerals will become a leading global producer of polyhalite. At
full production, the project will create over 1,000 direct jobs and
many more indirectly, and has the potential to generate over £2
billion of annual exports for the U.K.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With
$15 billion in fiscal 2017 revenue
when combined with full-year CH2M revenues and a talent force of
more than 77,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services
including scientific, technical, professional and construction- and
program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government
and infrastructure sectors. For more information, visit
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