KBR to Provide Construction Services for Zeon Chemicals Nitrile Rubber Plant Expansion Project

KBR

today announced it was awarded a contract by Zeon Chemicals to provide construction management and construction services for its Nitrile Rubber Plant Expansion project in Pasadena, Texas. KBR will manage the first phase of Zeon's expansion plan, which will enable the plant to increase production of zetpol hydrogenated nitrile rubber – used in the production of items such as belts, seals, hoses, diaphragms and rolls for the automotive, oil field and roll industries – by 25 percent.