Westlake Chemical awards EPC contract to Technip for ethylene plant expansion in Sulphur, Louisiana

21-Nov-14

Westlake Chemical Corporation has awarded a contract to Technip to provide detailed engineering and procurement services to expand the recovery section of Westlake’s Petro 1 ethylene plant in Sulphur, Louisiana, USA. A statement from Technip said its operating center in Houston, USA, will execute the project, with support from the Group’s office in Mumbai, India. Earlier, Technip conducted a series of feasibility studies to help Westlake evaluate expansion options and development of the process design package and front end engineering design for the expansion. Stan Knez, Sr VP at Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology said, "Technip is pleased to bring its extensive ethylene plant modernization experience and continue its involvement in bringing this important project to fruition."