ABB Engineering Services work in partnership with Lucite to achieve project success
Lucite International successfully and safely commissioned their innovative Alpha 1 project in Singapore during November 2008 achieving flow sheet production levels within just a few weeks of operation. Project Alpha 1 is a first in class operation and the first commercial 120Kte plant using a new route, the ‘Alpha Technology’ to produce Methyl Methacrylate (MMA).
The Alpha 1 plant in Singapore Geoff Muir, Lucite Alpha 1 project manager stated;
“ABB Engineering Services expended over 20,000 man hours on Alpha 1, providing support in areas such as process safety, process engineering, functional engineering, specification approval and design verification. The support provided helped to make Alpha 1 a successful project, safely reaching flow sheet by November 2008 and to capital sanction”.
ABB has been working closely with the Lucite Alpha Technology & Strategic Projects Group for many years providing engineering, project and consultancy services during all stages of this innovative project. Services included risk management to assess the suitability of potential locations, consultancy and functional engineering services during the development of the Front End Engineering Package (FEEP) and auditing and verification services during the detail design stage. ABB Engineering Services offers its congratulations to Lucite International for their successful implementation of this innovative technology and for the safe and successful delivery of this project.