The Shaw Group has been awarded a contract to expand an ethylene plant in Turkey. The value of the deal with Petkim Petrochemical Holding AS was not disclosed. Shaw built the plant in Aliaga, Turkey, in 1986 and performed basic engineering for an expansion in 1999, which brought annual production from 300 kilotons to 520 kilotons. The plant expansion will increase production of ethylene, the most-produced organic compound in the world, by about 10%. Ethylene can be used to create compounds utilized in processes for products such as medical sterilization, rubber for tires or chemical weapons agents.
Shaw gets deal for Turkish plant expansion
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