IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor
Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded the
engineering, procurement and construction management contract for
Valvoline’s new blending and packaging facility in Zhangjiagang, China.
The project is Valvoline’s first plant in China. Fluor booked the
undisclosed contract value in the fourth quarter of 2018.
“With the growing automotive market in China, Fluor will assist
Valvoline to meet the demand for its products by delivering this
facility on schedule and with execution excellence,” said Sandeep
Nibber, president of Fluor’s Energy & Chemicals business in
Asia-Pacific. “Fluor is bringing several cost-competitive innovations,
including minimizing onsite tank farm fabrication work, to perform this
schedule-driven project.”
The 80,000-square-meter plant will have the capacity to produce more
than 30 million gallons of finished lubricants and coolants annually for
passenger cars and heavy duty vehicles. More than 600 workers are
expected onsite at peak during construction. Production at the plant is
expected to begin by the end of 2020.
About Fluor Corporation
Founded in 1912, Fluor
Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering, procurement,
fabrication, construction and maintenance company that transforms the
world by building prosperity and empowering progress. Fluor serves its
clients by designing, building and maintaining safe, well executed,
capital-efficient projects around the world. With headquarters in
Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 153 on the Fortune 500 list with
revenue of $19.5 billion in 2017 and has more than 56,000 employees
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