Shaw awarded contract

– Shaw’s Energy & Chemicals Group has been awarded a contract to provide proprietary technology, engineering and procurement services for two 200,000 metric tons per annum acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plants for Tianjin Dagu Chemical Industry Co. The plants will be located in Tianjin Industrial Park, Lingang Industry Area, in the city of Tianjin/China. The contract covers the licensing, process design package, detailed engineering support, training and commissioning of the plants as well as procurement of proprietary and critical equipment. Shaw’s agreement with Sabic Innovative Plastics Technologies (formally GE Plastics Global Technology, LLP) will enable the two Tianjin Dagu plants to utilize the licensed styrenic emulsion ABS technology. Last year, the company announced another contract with Tianjin Dagu Chemical Industry Co. to provide technology, basic engineering as well
as critical equipment procurement services for a 500,000 metric tons per annum ethylbenzene/styrene monomer (EB/SM) plant also located in Tianjin.