Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a $604 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for part of a methanol plant being built in the US.
Yuhuang Chemical Inc (YCI), a US-based subsidiary of China’s Shandong Yuhuang Chemical Company Co. Ltd.is building the $1.85 billion plant at it’s 1,300-acre site in St. James Parish, Louisiana.
The contract award follows the successful completion of an earlier phase of work at the plant awarded to Amec Foster Wheeler in 2015, covering engineering, project management, procurement and early construction services.
Amec Foster Wheeler will carry out specific infrastructure and utilities engineering work, the procurement of bulk items and selected tagged equipment, and the construction of the methanol plant.
Jonathan Lewis, chief executive officer, at Amec Foster Wheeler, said: “I’m delighted that we have been entrusted to continue supporting YCI on the largest grassroots foreign direct investment by a Chinese company on the Gulf Coast of the United States.
“Winning this contract is a further demonstration of how we are leveraging our multi-market capabilities to better serve our clients, extend our presence in high-growth areas, such as the chemicals market, and contribute to the growth of our order book.
“We look forward to working with YCI to meet the project’s challenges, and delivering safely and successfully this new world-scale facility to operate at full capacity.”
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