Jacobs Engineering Group has won a design contract from Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (Saudi Kayan) to develop a process design package (PDP) and front-end engineering design (Feed) for its upcoming plant in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
The contract is for the building of Saudi Kayan’s ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) plant, which is used in many industrial applications including batteries and industrial fibres, Jacobs said in a statement.
Kayan is an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic).
Jacobs Group vice president Bob Irvin said, "We are delighted to have been awarded this high-profile project, which we hope will lead to a significant and long-term relationship with Sabic."
The plant will have a production capacity of 35,000 tonnes per year and will utilise ethylene sourced from Kayan's existing olefins plant. The facility will also use Sabic's proprietary technology.
The value of the deal was not disclosed.
