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Wednesday, December 23 2020 - 17:00
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Maire Tecnimont Strengthens Its Petrochemical Business In India With An EPCC Contract Of About USD 255 Mn
MILAN, Dec 23, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

- EPCC contract awarded by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the 
construction of new Petrochemical Derivatives Units in Dumad, in the western 
state of Gujarat
- Tecnimont Private Limited, the Indian entity of Tecnimont SpA, will carry out 
the execution of the contract as a single point of responsibility

Maire Tecnimont S.p.A. announces that its subsidiary Tecnimont SpA, through its 
Indian entity Tecnimont Private Limited, has been awarded an EPCC (Engineering, 
Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) Lump Sum contract by Indian Oil 
Corporation Limited (IOCL), for the implementation of new Acrylic Acid and 
Butyl Acrylate Units, for the production of relevant high added value products 
for the chemical market. The units will be located in Dumad, near Vadodara, in 
the Gujarat state, in India.

The overall value of the contract is about USD  255 million. The project scope 
entails Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning activities up 
to the Performance Guarantees Test Run. Once completed, the new Acrylic Acid 
Unit will have a capacity of 90,000 tons per year, while the new Butyl Acrylate 
Unit will have a capacity of 150,000 tons per year. The time schedule is 26 
months for Mechanical Completion.

Pierroberto Folgiero, Maire Tecnimont Group Chief Executive Officer, commented: 
“After the recent announcement of the MoU with IOCL to support the 
industrialization of green chemistry and circular economy in India, we 
consolidate a strategic relationship with such a prominent client also in the 
petrochemical business. Our technology-driven strategy enabled us once again to 
seize opportunities in a market with a very promising downstream investment 
cycle, thanks to the growing demand for petrochemical products. Finally, in 
sync with the strategic vision of the Government of India aimed at maximizing 
the “In Country Value”, our Indian entity will execute the job as a single 
point of responsibility, confirming its strong capabilities in managing big 
complex projects.”
    
Maire Tecnimont S.p.A., listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, heads an industrial 
group which leads the global natural resource processing industry (downstream 
oil & gas plant engineering, with technological and executive expertise). Its 
subsidiary NextChem operates in the field of green chemicals and technologies 
in support of the energy transition. The Maire Tecnimont Group operates in 45 
countries, through 50 companies and about 9,100 people. www.mairetecnimont.com.

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Source: Maire Tecnimont S.p.A.  
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