EPCM Services Contract for TDI Complex Project
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it has secured a
contract for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM)
services for BASF’s toluene diisocyanate (TDI) Complex project at BASF’s
site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Fluor booked the undisclosed value into
backlog in the fourth quarter of 2012.
The single-train, 300,000 metric tons-per-year plant will produce TDI
and expand additional plants as precursors for polyurethanes at the BASF
site in Ludwigshafen. Production is scheduled to begin in the fourth
quarter of 2014. Fluor has been involved in the project since 2011
performing support services for both the pre-front-end engineering and
design (pre-FEED) and the FEED work for this project. TDI is a key
component used for polyurethane foams. To a large extent, it is used in
the automotive industry (e.g., seating cushion and interior
applications) as well as in the furniture segment (e.g., flexible foams
for mattresses, cushions or wood coating).
“Fluor continues to expand its long resume for the design and
construction of new chemicals plants led from our Haarlem operations
center,” said Peter Oosterveer, president of Fluor’s Energy & Chemicals
Group.
Fluor’s Haarlem, the Netherlands, operations center will lead the
project with support from Gliwice, Poland. More than 800 Fluor craft
workers are contributing to the construction of the facility expansion.
About Fluor Corporation
For more than 100 years, Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) has partnered
with its clients to design, build and maintain many of the world's most
challenging and complex capital projects. Through its global network of
offices on six continents, Fluor's 43,000 employees provide
comprehensive capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of
engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, fabrication,
operations, maintenance and project management. Today, the company
serves a global client base in the energy, chemicals, government,
industrial, infrastructure, operations & maintenance, manufacturing &
life sciences, mining, power and transportation sectors. Headquartered
in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 124 on the FORTUNE 500 list and had
revenue of $24.3 billion in 2011. For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
