Aker Kvaerner selected for Purified Terephthalic Acid project in Brazil
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Aker Kvaerner has been selected for the basic and detailed engineering design and for the provision of offshore procurement services for PetroquímicaSuape's new Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant, to be built at the Port of Suape, Pernambuco, in North East Brazil. Aker Kvaerner has signed an Early Works Contract with PetroquímicaSuape for the development of Purchase Orders for the long delivery equipment items and technical advisory services.
The new plant will produce 640 000 tpa of PTA. The project commences immediately, and start-up of the new plant is scheduled for the end of 2009. The project will utilise advanced and proven PTA technology from INVISTA.