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KBR selected by Toyo to provide simulator and process-control technologies for new ammonia plant

| By Mary Bailey

KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced  that it has been awarded two contracts by Toyo Engineering Corp. for the supply of an Operator Training Simulator (OTS) and an Advanced Process Control (APC) system for the new single-stream 2,200 metric ton per day ammonia plant being built for Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited (HURL) in Gorakhpur, in the State of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide turnkey OTS and APC systems and associated services for the HURL-G project. The deliverables include provision of all hardware, software, associated engineering services, upgrades and multi-year maintenance and support. The work is expected to be performed over three years by KBR’s Advanced Automations teams in Houston, USA and Pune, India.

“This latest ammonia OTS and APC award is a validation of KBR’s expertise in providing innovative advanced automation and digital solutions to our clients,” said Doug Kelly, President, KBR Technology Solutions. “These solutions form the vital link between our industry-leading process designs and the potential offered by digitalization for best-in-class operations and performance.”