Fluor Corporation, a global engineering and construction firm, has announced that it has completed a world-scale Isononanol (INA) plant for BASF and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) in the Maoming Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Maoming, China.

The plant, which is a first-of-its-kind in China, was recently inaugurated by the owners and will serve the growing demand for next-generation plasticizers, said a statement from the company.

Fluor applied its integrated project execution experience in China, including its knowledge of working with joint ventures involving multi-national foreign investors and Chinese national oil companies, to complete the project safely and on schedule, it said.

Ken Choudhary, president of energy and chemicals for the Asia-Pacific region, Fluor Corporation, said: “Completion of the INA plant demonstrates true excellence in execution backed by world-class safety and a focus on quality.”

“This project is also a testament to our partnership with BASF and Sinopec which allowed us to complete the facility on time and on budget,” he said.

Richard Meserole, vice president of construction, Fluor Corporation, said: “This project is a great example of our One Fluor approach.”

“We used the breadth of Fluor’s tools and knowledge to provide solutions to the project. Most importantly, we delivered the project safely and in a quality manner that met the business needs of our client,” he added.

The project is a continuation of the long-standing partnership between Fluor, BASF and Sinopec, and builds upon the successful completion of various projects at the Verbund site in Nanjing, China, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service