PetroquímicaSuape receives first equipment for PTA plant
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - 4 August 2009 - PetroquímicaSuape's Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA)plant being built in the Port of Suape, Pernambuco, North EastBrazil, will be the largest polyester plant in Latin America. AkerSolutions is part of this important and challenging project,delivering basic and detailed engineering design and providingoffshore procurement services for long delivery purchase orders. Thenew plant will produce 640,000 tpa of PTA, and is expected to come online in Q4 2010.A key milestone in the project sees the first equipment starting toarrive at Suape harbour. A 1,255 tons load has recently arrived fromJapan, bringing some of the main components of the PTA plant. Amongstthis load is the oxidation reactor, the most important equipment ofthe plant. The oxidation reactor is a 298 tons cylinder where the rawmaterial, paraxylene, reacts with oxygen and produces the PTA.The main goal of PetroquímicaSuape is to produce modern andcompetitive raw material for the textile industry in Brazil.Aker Solutions has a wide experience in developing projects for PTAplants, working on more than 21 PTA facilities, which representsaround 20 per cent of the world's PTA production capacity. PTA is thepreferred raw material for polyester, used for polyester fibres,resins and films and in the manufacture of PET. Polyester is alsoused for tyres, electrical equipment and plastic film for packaging.ENDSFor further information, please contact:Media:Brazil: Fernanda Bacelar, Communications and Marketing Manager, AkerSolutions. Tel: +55 41 3227-8466, Mob: +55 41 9948-5599Investor relations:Lasse Torkildsen, SVP Investor Relations, Aker Solutions. Tel: +47 6751 30 39, Mob: +47 911 37 194Suppliers:For further information about sourcing and potential subcontracts forthis project, please contact Rodger Liang, Global Sourcing, Process &Construction - Tel: +86 10 640 966 36.Career opportunities:Visit http://www.akersolutions.com/Internet/CareerCentreAker Solutions ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates("Aker Solutions"), is a leading global provider of engineering andconstruction services, technology products and integratedsolutions. Aker Solutions' business serves several industries,including oil & gas, refining & chemicals, mining & metalsand power generation. The Aker Solutions group is organised in anumber of separate legal entities. Aker Solutions is used as thecommon brand/trademark for most of these entities.Aker Solutions' parent company is Aker Solutions ASA. Aker Solutions has aggregated annual revenues of approximately NOK58 billion and employs approximately 23 000 people in about 30countries.Aker Solutions is part of Aker (www.akerasa.com), a group of premiercompanies with a focus on energy, maritime and marine resourceindustries. The Aker companies share a common set of valuesand a long tradition of industrial innovation. As an industrial ownercontrolling 40.27 percent of the shares in Aker Solutions throughAker Holding AS, Aker ASA takes an active role in the developmentof Aker Solutions.Aker Solutions' Process and Construction business area is a worldleader in the project management, design and construction of majorprojects spanning refining, petrochemical processing, liquefiednatural gas (LNG), metals and mining, power generation, nuclearclean-up, and acid plants. From initial concept through technologydevelopment, process technology application, design, procurement,construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, modificationand decommissioning, we provide our customers with the full lifecycle of services. Process and Construction provides sound localexpertise, combined with the depth and strength of global projectoperations.This press release may include forward-looking information orstatements and is subject to our disclaimer, seewww.akersolutions.com.This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 04.08.2009 - 15:00 Uhr
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