PASADENA, Calif., June 10 CA-Jacobs-Engineering
PASADENA, Calif., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jacobs Engineering
Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it received a contract from
Estelux to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management
(EPCM) services for a new polysilicon manufacturing facility at the existing
petrochemical site in Ferrara, Italy.
Estelux is an Italian start-up company with a mission to provide
first-class polysilicon, strategic to the entire photovoltaic supply chain.
SOLON Group, one of the largest European solar module and photovoltaic systems
manufacturers, owns shares in Estelux.
Officials did not disclose contract details.
Polysilicon is purified silicon which is the base of all crystalline
silicon photovoltaic cells panels. Estelux's plant production will cover a
fundamental step in an integrated complete photovoltaic supply chain that
starts with solar grade polysilicon production and ends with the installation
of photovoltaic systems.
Jacobs will execute the work from its Milan, Italy, office with support
from specialist offices in Greenville, South Carolina, USA; and Mumbai, India.
Jacobs Milan office previously completed the preliminary design of the plant.
The new plant will consist of two production buildings, where the
polysilicon production process starts with trichlorosilane decomposition to
form silicon rods, with a special closed process system; and a finishing
building, with laboratories and control rooms, where the rods are crushed,
transformed, and packed in contamination controlled environment. The facility
will have top-class off-gas treatment plants; a high voltage electrical
substation (with transformation and distribution stations for medium and low
voltage); a wastewater treatment plant; distillation and fractionation
columns; associated utilities; and other infrastructures.
The original and traditional production process called "Siemens process"
has been optimized by Estelux Team to achieve a top-class product quality. The
plant will reach its full operating capacity in 2010, with a polysilicon
production of 4,000 tons per year. The total investment will amount to approx.
EUR 360 million.
The facility will be built on an area inside the Ferrara petrochemical
site. Environmental impacts will be minimized during the demolition and
enabling works prior to construction. Design and construction will maximize
energy saving through solar panel utilities usage and recycling technologies,
as well as sustainable water and rail transportation solutions and logistics
issues. The plant's proximity to the raw material for production limits
hazardous materials handling to directly controlled adjacent areas inside the
petrochemical site.
Estelux's Chief Executive Officer Domenico Sartore noted, "Estelux is a
pioneer in the photovoltaic and sustainability industry and we are glad to
have Jacobs as a partner in this investment because we share the same vision
and approach of developing innovative solutions."
In making the announcement, Jacobs Group Vice President Robert Matha said,
"We are proud to be selected by Estelux for this strategic project. Jacobs is
committed to deliver the highest value of service to help them establish a
strong market-leader position and satisfy the growing demand for
polysilicon-based renewable energy sources."
Jacobs, with over 55,000 employees and revenues exceeding $9.0 billion,
provides technical, professional, and construction services globally.
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are forward-looking statements. Although such statements are based on
management's current estimates and expectations, and currently available
competitive, financial, and economic data, forward-looking statements are
inherently uncertain. We, therefore, caution the reader that there are a
variety of factors that could cause business conditions and results to differ
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Form 10-K, and in particular the discussions contained under Items
1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We
also caution the readers of this release that we do not undertake to update
any forward-looking statements made herein.
For additional information contact:
Mary Bloom
626.578.6992
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