By the OGJ Online Staff
HOUSTON, Jan. 28 -- Polish company PKN Orlen SA has let a $165 million contract to ABB Group to expand an ethylene plant in Plock, 100 km from Warsaw.
ABB will revamp the 21-year-old plant, increasing PKN's ethylene capacity to 660,000 tonnes/year from 360,000 tonnes currently and increasing propylene capacity to 315,000 tonnes from 130,000 tonnes currently.
PKN's ethylene cracker is the largest in Poland, said ABB. It was based on older ABB technology. The contractor will apply new proprietary technology.
ABB will design the expansion at its offices in Germany. ABB engineers and local contractors will perform the site work.
The expansion is expected to be complete at yearend 2004.
