Teeside overhaul
27 Apr 2004
Invista has awarded AK Engineering Services, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, a contract to overhaul and upgrade the Ketone Alcohol (KA) Non Boric section of its Adipic Acid plant at Wilton, Teesside in the UK.
Invista has nylon intermediate plants in the USA, Europe and the Far East, and expertise in a range of nylon intermediates technologies. The plant upgrade part of this project involves the boric acid technology being replaced with a high yield hydrogenation step within the cyclohexane oxidation process. This will make the process more environmentally friendly than the current production method.
Ultimately, the full contract value to Aker Kvaerner for the project is expected to be approximately £10.5 million; initially, however, Aker Kvaerner's contract will encompass the front end works which is valued at £2.5 million.
The project will be managed from the AK Engineering Services office in Stockton-on-Tees, whilst the pipework fabrication will be handled from its Wilton workshops.
Completion of the whole project is scheduled for early October 2004.
