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Overview of the Group’s Activities
6.4. The Group’s business segments 6
With its Cryomax technology, Technip specializes in the highly
efficient extraction of C2 and C3 hydrocarbons from natural gas
and the refining of residual gases.
Building on its fully-certified ALLS system for offshore aerial
transfer of LNG using cryogenic flexible pipe, Technip is leading a
joint industry program with 11 partners, all major players in LNG,
that is now developing a floating offshore LNG transfer system
that is a major step towards the construction of the first offshore
LNG platform.
Refining
Technip’s activities in this sector range from the preparation of
conceptual and feasibility studies to the design, construction and
start-up of complex refineries or single refinery units. In 2009
Technip was awarded the EPC contract for a significant portion
of the 400,000 BPSD Al Jubail Grassroots Refinery in Saudi Arabia.
Since its creation in 1958, Technip has been involved in the designed
and construction of 30 grassroot refineries, ten of which
since 1990, and has completed over 100 expansion or revamp
project each requiring more than 90,000 manhours. These projects
were with both national and international oil companies, involved
more than 810 individual process units and were located in over
75 countries. Technip’s technical expertise, its well established
relationship with international licensors and its patented technologies,
such as hydrogen and the progressive crude oil distillation
concept (owned jointly with Total), give it a strategic edge for
successfully delivering all kinds of refinery projects.
Hydrogen
Technip is a leading actor in the design and construction of
hydrogen and synthesis gas production units and sulfur recovery
units. Hydrogen is used to treat and/or process refinery products
and petrochemicals. Synthesis gas is used to make various
chemical products such as acetic acid and methanol. Technip
designs and builds hydrogen and synthesis gas plants for the
refining, petrochemical and chemical industry. Also, since 1992
Technip has participated in a worldwide alliance with Air Products
& Chemicals Inc. to supply over the fence high-purity hydrogen to
the refining and other industries. High-purity hydrogen is critical
for converting heavy crude into low-sulfur fuels that meet the
most stringent environmental standards. Technip was awarded
multiple contracts in 2009, including turnkey contracts for customers
in Thailand and in India for the design and implementation
of hydrogen plants, and a contract in Belarus for the engineering
and supply of a hydrogen unit. Since its founding, Technip has
participated in the design and construction of more than 240
units of this type worldwide for the refining and other related
industries.
Ethylene
Technip has unique proprietary technology and is a leader in the
design, construction and commissioning of ethylene production
plants. Technip’s numerous ongoing projects have an overall
ethylene capacity exceeding seven million tons per year. In 2009,
Technip commissioned the two largest steamcracking units in the
Middle East and completed design work on two new plants in
Saudi Arabia. These projects are at various stages of completion
and reaffirm Technip’s competitive edge in this field.
Petrochemicals & Fertilizers
Petrochemicals are a traditional point of strength for Technip.
It has designed and built more than 400 individual processing
units, including about 150 polymer units. Technip has an important
position in polymer units, with over 113 polyolefin units
designed and/or built including the largest production capacities
worldwide. The Group further cemented its leadership position in
2009 by expanding its market share through a licensing cooperation
between Technip and Ineos Technologies signed on July 20,
2009. The market’s continued appreciation of Ineos’ Gas Phase
technologies for Polyethylene and Polypropylene, combined with
the great success of Ineos’ Slurry technology for High Density
Polyethylene allowed both Ineos and Technip to record a successful
year, winning six licenses for new units in the midst of a
global economic crisis.
Technip and Ineos also expanded their cooperation in the
polyolefins area to include polystyrenes while the successful
cooperation with SABTEC in low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and
with Asahi Kasei in the Chlor-Alkali business continued in 2009.
The companies jointly pursued various projects that are expected
to materialize as the economy recovers.
Large projects in Chlor-Alkali, Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM)
and Polyvinylchloride (PVC) are still under way and will continue
in 2010. Other major petrochemical units, such as hydrogen
peroxide, polyurethane and acetic acid, were completed in 2008
and 2009, namely in China, where the Group is still very active.
Regarding fertilizers, renewed efforts to license Technip’s
Phosphoric Acid technology made it possible to acquire licenses
for three new Phosphoric Acid Concentration Units from Fosfertils
in Brazil.
Main activities in other fertilizer sectors involved the Front-End
Engineering Design of the new Nitrogen Complex planned by CF
Industries in Peru in preparation for subsequent EPC work.
The successful long-term cooperation with world-leading licensors
in the field, such as Haldor Topsoe of Denmark, MECS of the
USA, Saipem of Italy and UFT of the Netherlands continued in
2009.
Biofuels and renewable energies
In 2009, Technip continued its efforts to develop operations in the
field of CCS and renewable energies:
Through ongoing projects such as “bio-village” in Canada or
Neste Oil biodiesel in Singapore and Rotterdam, and with its
in-house expertise, Technip worked on the Group’s offerings in
the emerging field of next generation biofuels;
In polysilicon production plants which are needed to manufacture
solar PV panels, Technip strengthened its knowledge of the
process to help clients lower silicon production cost as much as
possible, thereby helping clients improve their margins;
In the field of marine energies, Technip brought the Statoil
Hywind project on time and budget. The project is the first
industrial demonstration of a floating wind turbine (in wind
farms built so far, all of the turbines are fixed on the seabed), and
was inaugurated on September 8, 2009. Based on that success,
Technip expanded its technological offering to develop new
products for this promising and emerging market. The Group
also worked on an initial offering for the more established
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