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News Release from: Foster Wheeler
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Team on 23 November 2005
Design work kicks off Singapore MMA
plant
Foster Wheeler has begun work for Lucite International UK on the basic engineering design associated with a new methyl methacrylate manufacturing facility in Singapore.
Foster Wheeler has begun work for Lucite International UK on the basic engineering design (BED) associated with a new methyl methacrylate (MMA) manufacturing facility in Singapore Lucite International is one of the world's leading manufacturers of acrylic products and owner of the renowned Lucite and Perspex brands
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 2 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 120,000 tonnes per annum plant, which has a total investment cost of circa US $150 million, will use Lucite International's proprietary Alpha technology; construction is expected to commence in 2006 and the plant will be commissioned in 2008.
According to Lucite International, Alpha technology offers significant economic and environmental benefits over conventional manufacturing routes, and is set to revolutionise the production cost-base for MMA, the essential building block for acrylic.
The Singapore plant is the first in a series of Alpha-based facilities planned by Lucite International.
The size of the new operations will progress in scale - the second plant is planned to come on stream in 2011 and will have a capacity of 250,000 tonnes per annum.
"We are delighted to be chosen by Lucite International to lead this important project involving new state-of-the-art technology", said Steve Davies, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Foster Wheeler Energy.
"Our involvement underlines Foster Wheeler's pre-eminent position for the engineering and construction of major investment projects in Singapore and also the quality of our technical offering".
"We look forward to being an integral part of a new chapter in MMA production".
"Lucite International intends to extend the BED phase through to the implementation phase with the appointment of Foster Wheeler as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for this project", commented Neil Sayers, vice president for manufacturing, technology and SHE, Lucite International UK.
"Foster Wheeler is one of the world's biggest and most respected engineering and construction contractors".
"Their long experience of working in Singapore, combined with strong operations in both the UK and locally in Singapore, make them the ideal partner for Lucite International in this groundbreaking new plant we are building".
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