Chevron Chemical Gives Polyisobutylene Job To Jacobs

N/A Engineering Group Inc. will be the general contractor for a polyisobutylene project at Chevron Chemical's Oak Point Oronite additives plant in Belle Chasse, LA. Jacobs will perform engineering and construction for this $70-million plant expansion. This project will employ off-the-site construction methods using 21 barge-shippable modules fabricated at Jacobs' facilities in Charleston, SC. The plant will produce 60,000 m.t./yr of highly reactive polyisobutylene. Polyisobutylene forms the backbone for fuel additives and dispersants used by Chevron. This new facility will be the only plant of its type in the United States.

Separately, <%=company%> announced that its Oronite Div. has agreed to become the exclusive worldwide marketer of product marking technology from Biocide Inc. (Boston, MA) for fuel and lubricant applications. As a result of this agreement, Oronite will introduce a new product line called D-tect, which enables fuel and lubricant manufacturers to accurately detect dilution or substitution of their branded product with other materials.

"We're very excited about this agreement because D-tect provides our customers with a quick and simple marking system that can save millions of dollars in lost revenues due to product counterfeiting," said Linda Gallaher, Oronite global business manager, markers. "Among the many advantages of D-tect are that it cannot be laundered, copied or removed from fuels or lubricants."