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News Release from: Foster Wheeler
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Team on 17 October 2005
Boiler contract tops $7 million
A US subsidiary in Foster Wheeler's Global Power Group has been awarded a contract for two package boilers by BASF Fina Petrochemicals Limited Partnership (BFLP).
A US subsidiary in Foster Wheeler's Global Power Group has been awarded a contract for two package boilers by BASF Fina Petrochemicals Limited Partnership (BFLP) Foster Wheeler will supply two custom-designed, shop-assembled package boilers, each capable of producing 250,000 pounds per hour of high pressure, high temperature steam for BFLP's petrochemicals facility in Port Arthur, Texas
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 2 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The contract value exceeds $7 million, and the contract will be included in the company's third-quarter bookings.
BFLP is a joint venture between two of the world's largest chemical and petrochemical companies, BASF Corporation and Total Petrochemicals USA (formerly Atofina Petrochemicals), a subsidiary of Total.
BASF operates the largest steam cracker of its type in the world at Port Arthur, turning naphtha and light hydrocarbons into ethylene, propylene and other raw materials.
The cracker's products are ultimately used in the manufacture of hundreds of consumer products.
"We have utilised our worldwide sourcing and fabrication facilities to provide a cost-effective, high value product which meets our client's needs", said Bernard H Cherry, Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler's Global Power Group.
"These boilers are among the highest pressure and highest temperature package boilers ever supplied by Foster Wheeler".
"This award demonstrates our client's confidence in our technology and continued trust in our products and services".
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