India-based Nuberg, a global engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, has won a project worth $76 million to set up a 150 tonnes per day (tpd) chlor alkali/caustic chlorine plant in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Nuberg secured the project from Emirates Chemical Factory (ECF) of Saif Al Khaili Group, a UAE-based conglomerate, said a statement from the company.

The project on completion will produce caustic soda and other chlorine derivatives such as chlorine, sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid, it added.

The awarded project will use the highly sought-after modern bipolar membrane cell technology due to its sustainability, energy efficiency and environmental considerations, further added the statement.

Nuberg is the biggest EPC company in UAE for chlor alkali industry and has worked with companies like Al Ghaith Industries (Abu Dhabi), Union Chlorine (Abu Dhabi) and Gulf Chlorine (Qatar), among others, it said.

Louai Kasem, chief executive officer of ECF, said: “We are delighted to have Nuberg on board. It is a leading EPC Company for chlor alkali industry in UAE with a proven track record of executing projects worldwide.”

“Nuberg will definitely add value to our endeavour with its excellent capabilities and quality services coupled with highly competitive costs,” Kasem said.

AK Tyagi, managing director of Nuberg Engineering, said: "We are thankful to ECF for entrusting our turnkey project engineering capabilities and our EPC services and solutions for its chlor alkali plant.”

“This contract reinforces our headship in UAE, an area where we have been associated with all players of Chlor Alkali industry and have delivered projects successfully. The project fortifies our commitment towards building sustainable and profitable assets for our customers worldwide,” he said.

Nuberg's project scope encapsulates engineering, procurement services, construction management, inspection and expediting services, site supervision services and commissioning, it added. – TradeArabia News Service