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KBR Wins Contract from SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals

US-based multinational contractor KBR has been awarded a contract by SABIC Fujian Petrochemicals to license its phenol technology in China.

KBR Wins Feasibility Study for Green Refinery

US technology and engineering group KBR has won a contract from Southern Rock Energy Partners to perform a feasibility study for a green refinery in Cushing, Oklahoma, USA.

KBR Acquires Acetic Acid Technology

US multinational engineering group KBR has acquired an acetic acid technology called Acetica for an undisclosed sum. The carbonylation technology, which was owned and originally developed by Japan’s Chiyoda, uses methanol and carbon monoxide to produce acetic acid.

KBR Wins Indian VAM Project

US-based multinational contractor KBR and its Japanese acetyls technology partner Showa Denko have been selected by Asian Paints to provide services for a grassroots vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant in India.

McDermott and KBR in Ammonia Pact

Engineering companies McDermott International and KBR have entered into a global licensing agreement to provide integrated solutions for KBR's proprietary ammonia technologies.

KBR Invests in Plastics Recycling Firm

US science, technology and engineering group KBR is investing a further $100 million in chemical recycling firm Mura Technology. The move takes KBR’s aggregate investment in Mura to 18.5%.

KBR and ExxonMobil Partner on PDH

US engineering group KBR and ExxonMobil Catalysts and Licensing are to work together to enhance technology for propane dehydrogenation (PDH). Under the terms of the collaboration, ExxonMobil’s proprietary catalyst technology will be combined with KBR’s proprietary K-PRO process that produces propylene from propane.

KBR Wins Projects in India, South Korea

KBR is providing its proprietary technology to India’s ACME Group for a new green ammonia plant to be built in Oman. The facility, located in the Special Economic Zone at the Port of Duqm, will be integrated with solar and wind energy and have a capacity of 300 t/d.

KBR and PKN Orlen Study Plastics Recycling Projects

US technology and engineering group KBR has been awarded a contract by Polish oil and petrochemicals producer PKN Orlen to evaluate the feasibility of plastics recycling projects in Central Europe using KBR’s Hydro-PRT technology. The companies have also signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on developing future projects.

KBR and Petron in Technology Alliance

US technology and engineering group KBR has forged an alliance with compatriot firm Petron Scientech Inc (PSI) to license energy-efficient and sustainable technologies for producing renewable chemicals.

KBR Wins Israel Nitric Acid Contract

US engineering contractor KBR has won a contract from Haifa Group to expand nitric acid capacity at two plants at Mishor Rotem, Israel.

KBR and Cummins Cooperate on Green Ammonia

US engineering and construction group KBR and US-based multinational Cummins, a manufacturer of engines, filtration and power generation products, have agreed a non-exclusive partnership on green ammonia.

JM and KBR Link on Ammonia-Methanol Process

UK specialty chemicals and sustainable technologies company Johnson Matthey (JM) and US engineering and construction contractor KBR have entered into an alliance to license a “ground-breaking” ammonia-methanol co-production process.

KBR Wins China Olefins Project

KBR has won two contracts from China’s Ningxia Baofeng Energy for a 1 million t/y olefins complex in Ningdong Town, Lingwu City, Ningxia. One contract is for a 500,000 t/y coal-to-olefins facility and the other is for a 500,000 t/y C2-C5 plant.

KBR Wins China, India Projects

Engineering and construction group KBR has won contracts on two separate projects in China and India. The first will see it supply its proprietary catalyst for Shenghong Refining Petrochemical’s proposed vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) project in Lianyungang, China. The plant will have a capacity of 300,000 t/y – an on-stream date was not revealed.

KBR Forms Kazakh Engineering JV

KBR Wins Projects in Germany and India

KBR Adds Isomerization Technologies

KBR Wins Methanex Geismar 3 Contract

KBR Wins Indian Nitric Acid Project

KBR Wins Methanex Geismar FEED Contract

KBR Wins Contracts in Israel and South Korea

KBR Wins Saudi COTC Contract

KBR Wins Russian Ammonia Contract

KBR and IBC Agree Digital Collaboration

Clariant Catalysts for Indonesian Ammonia Plants

KBR Wins Chemours Refrigerants Project

KBR Buys Chematur Engineering Subsidiaries

Yara and BASF Building Ammonia Plant in Texas