Original news was published on 25 August, 2014

KBR has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract from Gemini HDPE, a manufacturing joint venture between INEOS Olefins & Polymers  and Sasol. The Houston-based engineering and construction company will build a high-density polyethylene facility in La Porte, Texas.

The plant will produce 470 kilotons per year of bimodal HDPE, KBR said in a statement. The single-train facility will include new polymerization, pelletization, and railcar load-out facilities, plus upgrades to existing utilities and infrastructure at INEOS Battleground Manufacturing Complex in La Porte. The value of the EPC contract was not disclosed.

KBR will split the work between its Houston operating center and its Monterrey, Mexico, engineering center.

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