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INEOS Chlor and AMEC sign BICHLOR™ agreement with Sichuan Shengda Chemicals, China.The INEOS Chlor - AMEC partnership in China has
won a contract to provide BICHLOR ™ membrane electrolysers
to Sichuan Shengda Chemicals Ltd for their plant at Sichuan, which
could now become one of the leading chlor-alkali production sites
in China. The value of the contract has not been announced. It is the first project to be awarded in China to the INEOS Chlor - AMEC partnership, which was set up earlier this year to distribute INEOS Chlor BICHLOR ™ technology and related design services for chlor-alkali plants. Sichuan Shengda Chemicals has chosen BICHLOR ™ because it combines state-of-the-art technology with low power consumption, long component lifetime, improved production quality and enhanced safety. The latest membranes, coatings and materials of construction will be used and the BICHLOR ™ plant will be provided with a total service package including on-site training and commissioning. The plant start-up is scheduled for late 2005. Roy Swift, Director of AMEC’s Shanghai-based
operations comments: “This is an exciting step for AMEC in
China and for the partnership between INEOS Chlor and AMEC in developing
opportunities for the BICHLOR ™ technology in this industrial
market." ENDS
For further information please contact INEOS CHLOR Tel: +44 (0)1928 517823 AMEC Editors notes: INEOS Chlor is one of the major chlor-alkali producers in Europe and a global leader in chlorine derivatives. The Company is a leading manufacturer of sulphur chemicals and a key player in the field of electrochemical technology. BICHLOR ™ is the trade name for INEOS Chlor’s bipolar membrane electrolyser. BICHLOR ™ has been developed from a pedigree of 25 years expertise in the development of membrane electrolyser technology. AMEC is an international project management and services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. With office networks across the Americas, Continental Europe and Asia, AMEC manages projects worldwide. It generated revenues of £4.7 billion in 2003 and employs 45,000 people in over 40 countries.China is part of AMEC’s long-term strategy for expansion both offshore and onshore. The company has over 70 years experience in China, starting with Towns gas plant in Shanghai in the 1930’s. In the 1990’s, two major aromatics projects at Urumqi and Luoyang were completed ahead of schedule and within budget for Sinopec, the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation. Currently, AMEC is undertaking project management and related contracts at the worldscale US $2.7 billion SECCO petrochemical and chemical derivatives plant in Caojing near Shanghai.
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