09.01.2015 • NewsBPJacobs Engineeringparaxylene (PX)

Jacobs Engineering Wins BP Contract for Geel Upgrade

Jacobs Engineering Group has received a contract from BP Chembel for basic and detailed engineering services to upgrade that company's production facilities at Geel, Belgium.

BP Chembel is a major supplier of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and paraxylene (PX) used to produce polyesters.

The California, USA-based engineering firm will install new equipment and performing upgrades in the facility's PTA units and optimize the site's operational performance.

In announcing the project, Jacobs Group vice president, Mark Bello, said the US contractor has "provided services" to BP at Geel for a number of years and is "delighted to further develop the relationship."

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