Contract issued for Saudi polyamide 6.6 plant
Jacobs Engineering Group announced today that it signed a contract in December 2010 with the Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) and Arabian Chevron Phillips Petrochemical Co. (ACP) to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for a polyamide 6.6 manufacturing plant and a number of polymer conversion projects. The projects will be located in the Eastern Province industrial city of Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
Officials did not disclose the contract value, however noted that Jacobs' Houston, Texas, and Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, offices are executing the project work, and anticipate providing career opportunities for Saudi nationals.
The polyamide 6.6 plant is expected to be built using technology licensed from a leading producer of polyamide 6.6. The polymer conversion projects are expected to include high-performance polyethylene pipe, irrigation products, medical disposables, complex caps and closures, pharmaceutical packaging products, polyamide 6.6 compounding, electrical fittings and automotive parts.
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