KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced the successful completion of the ethylene plant revamp project for Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co. (KPIC) in Ulsan, Korea.
Under the terms of the contract, KBR provided its proprietary Selective Cracking Optimum Recovery (SCORE) technology license, basic engineering design and proprietary equipment supply services to expand KPIC’s existing plant ethylene capacity from 486,000 to 800,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). The revamp included the addition of two new highly selective SC-1 proprietary furnaces and targeted product recovery system modifications to provide superior yield, energy and operational performance.
“KBR is honored that KPIC selected KBR’s SCORE Ethylene Technology for this strategic revamp project,” said John Derbyshire KBR President, Technology. “The close cooperation between our teams resulting in the successful completion of this project is testament to KPIC’s One Project – One Team spirit.”