10 August 2007 - Aker Kvaerner is providing project management, procurement and engineering services for a new polypropylene (PP) plant being built by Reliance Petroleum Ltd in a Special Economic Zone in Jamnagar, in Gujarat, India. The plant is expected to be the largest capacity polypropylene facility to date, and will take propylene feed from a newly developed (grass roots) refinery complex.
The expansion includes two new polypropylene lines each with a nameplate capacity of 450,000 tonnes per annum. Aker Kvaerner's AK Process business is providing the basic engineering and project management for the overall Aker Kvaerner scope. Aker Kvaerner Powergas India in Mumbai is providing the detailed design and engineering services.
The project will use UNIPOL(TM) PP Technology from The Dow Chemical Company. The project is scheduled for completion and start-up in 2008.
Johan Cnossen, President of AK Process, said, "We are pleased to be working on this project with Reliance Petroleum Ltd., a key client for Aker Kvaerner, and Bechtel (France) SA, the main Project Management Contractor for the new Refinery-cum-Petrochemicals complex at Jamnagar. We also provided the basic and detailed engineering plus procurement services for their recently commissioned purified terephthalic acid (PTA) project at Hazira in Gujarat. We have successfully implemented a wide range of polypropylene and PTA projects in conjunction with our Aker Kvaerner Powergas office in India."
"This repeat order for Reliance's Project once again demonstrates the high level of confidence placed in our ability to engineer and build world-class projects on tight schedules. The close cooperation of all parties, coupled with our local knowledge and access to global resources has resulted in high quality facilities and we look forward to delivering another successful project," added Dr. Rama Iyer, Executive Chairman Aker Kvaerner Powergas India.