Saturday, July 21, 2007

Punj Lloyd Group Signs Up For A New AHF / AIF3 Plant In UAE

Punj Lloyd Ltd has announced that Simon Carves Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company, a global EPC services provider in energy and infrastructure domains, has signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi based Gulf Fluor to provide a new Anhydrous Hydrofluoric Acid (AHF) / Aluminium Fluoride (AIF3) Plant incorporating a new Sulphuric Acid / Oleum Plant as part of a Dh2 billion Fluorides Complex to be built in UAE.

Swiss company BUSS CHEM TECH AG will provide the AHF / AIF3 technology and critical equipment for the plant. The Sulphuric acid / Oleum Plant will be designed and supplied by Simon Carves, which will be main contractor for EPC phase.

The Fluorides Complex will be built in the second phase of the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi (ICADII) and this project will serve the growing demand for aluminium fluoride, an important additive in the production of aluminium, in the region. The complex will initially have 60,000 tonnes per annum of AIF3 and 10,000 tonnes per annum of AHF and is scheduled for completion in 2009.

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