Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Dallas, Tex.; www.jacobs.com) has been selected by Lubrizol to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for Lubrizol’s new Polyisobutylene (PIB) unit in Deer Park, Texas. Executives from both companies, including Eric Schnur, Lubrizol chairman, president and CEO, and Steve Demetriou, Jacobs chairman and CEO, as well as dignitaries from the city, county and school board attended the ground breaking ceremony in March.
The project is part of Lubrizol’s plan to upgrade and enhance the company’s global capabilities. The new unit is expected to be fully operational in the first half of 2019.