Fluor Wins Mechanical Construction Contract for MEG Plant in Texas
Fluor's mechanical construction scope includes the installation of equipment, steel, and piping for the MEG process unit, work that will require about 1,000 craft professionals during peak construction for Fluor's scope.
Fluor Corporation announced that MEGlobal, a wholly owned subsidiary of EQUATE Petrochemical Company, awarded it a contract for mechanical construction of its new monoethylene glycol (MEG) manufacturing facility in Freeport, Texas. Fluor's mechanical construction scope includes the installation of equipment, steel, and piping for the MEG process unit, work that will require about 1,000 craft professionals during peak construction for Fluor's scope.
"This is Fluor's fifth major construction project in Freeport over the past six years," said Jack Penley, senior vice president of Construction & Fabrication for Fluor. "This will be MEGlobal's first manufacturing unit in the United States, and our construction team's focus on safety and quality are among the reasons that Fluor is the construction contractor of choice for the Freeport market."
MEG is a building block for polyester fibers, plastic bottles, and other items. The plant is expected to begin operating in 2019.
Fluor, an engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and maintenance company, has its headquarters in Irving, Texas.