CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.cbi.com) has been awarded a contract by Zhejiang Petroleum and Chemical Co. Ltd. (ZPC) for the license and engineering design of a single-train 220,000-ton/yr diphenyl carbonate (DPC) unit, based on Versalis technology, for a petroleum-refining and petrochemical complex in China. CB&I previously announced the CDAlky license and two Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) hydrocracking units for the project. CLG is a joint venture between Chevron and CB&I.
“CB&I appreciates the opportunity to provide an additional technology to ZPC’s complex in China, making it the largest single-train DPC plant in the world,” says Philip K. Asherman, president and CEO. “This award underscores the confidence ZPC has in us as a technology leader for the region.”