Fluor Celebrates Project Initiation Ceremony of Hexcel’s Carbon Fiber Plant in France
27 May 2015 - 6:48AM
Business Wire
Fluor (NYSE: FLR) executives, accompanied by French government
officials, participated recently in the project initiation ceremony
of Hexcel Corporation’s (NYSE: HXL) new carbon fiber plant located
in Roussillon, southern France.
The facility will produce aerospace certified polyacrylinitrile
(PAN) and carbon fiber, the advanced composite material required
for the production of the world’s latest generation of wide-body
aircraft.
Fluor completed the front-end engineering design (FEED) phase
and is presently executing engineering/design and procurement for
the facility, so that construction can begin later this year. Fluor
is also responsible for construction management of the plant, which
is expected to be completed in 2017.
“Fluor congratulates Hexcel on this significant milestone and
looks forward to continue working with the company across the
globe,” said Tom Hendricks, vice president of Fluor’s Industrial
Services business and president of the company’s French entity.
“Our significant previous Hexcel project experience as well as
Fluor’s extensive track record in Europe will be fully utilized to
enhance project delivery throughout the life of the project.”
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering and
construction firm that designs and builds some of the world's most
complex projects. The company creates and delivers innovative
solutions for its clients in engineering, procurement, fabrication,
construction, maintenance and project management on a global basis.
For more than a century, Fluor has served clients in the energy,
chemicals, government, industrial, infrastructure, mining and power
market sectors. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor ranks 109 on
the FORTUNE 500 list. With 40,000 employees worldwide, the
company's revenue for 2014 was $21.5 billion. Visit Fluor at
www.fluor.com and follow on Twitter @FluorCorp.
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