SNC awarded contract in Turkey

Montreal — SNC-Lavalin reports that it has been awarded a contract by Bagfas Bandirma Gubre Fabrikalari AS (Bagfas) for the revamp of an existing calcium ammonium nitrate plant located on the south coast of the Marmara Sea, Turkey. The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, supervision, and commissioning services to achieve the plant’s capacity performance of 2,000 mt/d for CAN and 1,550 mt/d for stabilized ammonium nitrate. The services also incorporate review and improvement of processes and operations, including engineering of processes, equipment, control, and automation. SNC-Lavalin will execute the project at the site and through its offices in Brussels, Belgium. At the end of the contract, which is estimated to last approximately eight-and-a-half months, the plant is expected to reach its design production capacity, estimated at 660,000 mt/y of granular CAN.