Technip to help expand Westlake Chemical’s Louisiana ethylene plant

Technip has been awarded a contract by Westlake Chemical to provide detailed engineering and procurement services to expand the recovery section of Westlake’s Petro 1 ethylene plant at its complex in Sulphur, Louisiana.

Technip’s operating center in Houston will execute the project, with support from the Group’s office in Mumbai, India.

"This award follows a series of Technip feasibility studies to help Westlake evaluate expansion options and development of the process design package and front end engineering design for the expansion," said Stan Knez, senior vice president of Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology. 

"Technip is pleased to bring its extensive ethylene plant modernization experience and continue its involvement in bringing this important project to fruition," he added.

Technip has widened its range of services and has reinforced its leadership in the downstream business since the acquisition of Stone & Webster process technologies in 2012.