- The plant will produce 400,000 tons of chlorine annually.
- Fluor will manage the project with Uhde GMBH and INEOS Chlor engineers.
- Engineering is underway at Fluor's Haarlem office.
- The facility will include brine treatment, electrolyses, chlorine drying and liquefaction, hydrochloric acid and sodium hypochlorite syntheses, storage, loading, and utilities.
Project Overview
INEOS Chlor Ltd. has awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to Fluor Corp. for a new chlor-alkali plant at its Runcorn manufacturing complex in Cheshire, UK. The plant will utilize INEOS Chlor's proprietary BiChlor membrane technology.
Production Capacity
The new facility is designed to produce approximately 400,000 tons of chlorine per year. It will be constructed on a brown-field site within the existing Runcorn complex.
Facility Components
The plant will include several key components: brine treatment, electrolyses, chlorine drying and liquefaction, hydrochloric acid and sodium hypochlorite syntheses, as well as storage, loading, and utilities.
Project Management
Fluor Corp. will serve as the overall project manager, collaborating with engineers from Uhde GMBH, based in Dortmund, Germany, and INEOS Chlor. Engineering work is currently being conducted at Fluor's office in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
