CB&I to provide license and basic engineering design for 200,000 tpa polypropylene unit in Jingxian, Hebei Province

Chicago Bridge & Iron is to provide the license and basic engineering design of a polypropylene unit, which will be built in Jingxian, Hebei Province, China. The unit will leverage Chicago Bridge & Iron’s Novolen technology, and will generate 200,000 metric tons of polypropylene annually. The contract builds on the recent successful collaboration between the two companies in the development of the CATOFIN propane dehydrogenation unit. The license and engineering design of the propane dehydrogenation unit had been done by Chicago Bridge & Iron at the same location, using its CATOFIN technology. December was an outstanding month for the company in terms of contract wins, bringing with it several notable multi-million awards