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Nuberg awarded EPC contract for caustic soda plant project in Egypt

gyptian Petrochemicals Company has selected and I am confident that Nuberg has the experience and
Ethe Noida-based Nuberg Engineering Ltd, an EPC the expertise to execute an excellent plant in cooperation
(engineering, procurement & construction) company with the licensor Ineos Technologies." Role of Ineos
for specialty chemicals, as a single-point solution Technologies will be of process licensor and will supply
company, from concept to commissioning, for caustic technology know-how and state-of-the-art electrolyser
soda-chlorine plant in Alexandria, Egypt. The project commissioning services. Caustic soda produced in the plant
envisions setting up a turnkey project having production will be supplied mostly to the markets of Europe, Asia and
capacity of 228 tonnes per day (TPD) with a provision to Africa. Caustic soda has applications in various industries
expand it to 342 TPD in future. The plant will be based such as hydrocarbons, paper, chemicals and soaps &
on new generation state-of-the-art bipolar membrane detergents industry. Nuberg's scope of services includes
cell technology (Bi-Chlor) from Ineos Technologies, UK, basic & detailed engineering, supply, civil and equipment
which is widely used by caustic soda manufacturers installation, commissioning of plant and start-up for new
for its best in class power consumption, longevity, low bipolar electrolyser as a turnkey project.
capex/opex and environmental considerations. The plant
will produce caustic soda, chlorine, hydrogen and other RIL commissions last crystallisation
chlorine derivatives. Chlorine produced will be used as a
unit paraxylene complex in
Jamnagar

eliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has successfully
Rcommissioned the last crystallisation train (Train 3)
of the paraxylene (PX) complex at Jamnagar. This plant
is built with state-of-the-art crystallisation technology
from BP which is highly energy efficient. With the
commissioning of this plant, RIL’s PX capacity has more
than doubled making it world’s second largest producer
of paraxylene with about 11 percent of global production.
Pursuant to installation
raw material in existing EDC (ethylene dichloride) & VCM and mechanical
(vinyl chloride monomer) plant for PVC (polyvinyl chloride) completion of the entire
production. “We are thankful to Egyptian Petrochemicals paraxylene complex in the
Company for entrusting our turnkey project engineering previous quarter,Reliance
capabilities and our EPC services and solutions for its Industries commissioned
caustic soda plant. We are excited to partner with Ineos s eco nd phas e o f
Technologies once again, strengthening our relationship PXcomprising of second
with them even further,” commented A K Tyagi, managing crystallisation train (Train
director, Nuberg. Chemist Gaber A Hassan, chairman,
Egyptian Petrochemicals Company, said, “The caustic soda 2), trans-alkylation and aromatic extraction units at
plant is of great importance to our company in specific Jamnagar in April 2017. Train 3, which was at an advanced
and to the petrochemical sector in general. I would like to stage of commissioning, has now been successfully
highlight that this project is among the chain of projects started. Paraxylene is the main raw material for purified
that will be executed by our company in near and far terephthalic acid (PTA), which is mainly used in polyester
future to promote the petrochemical field in Egypt. I would production including polyester fibre, polyethylene
like to congratulate Nuberg on being awarded this order terephthalate (PET) bottle resin and polyester film.

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