Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today its polysilicon project in
China for LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK), the world-class solar wafer
manufacturer, logged more than 2 million craft hours without a single
safety incident effective through the end of April 2008. The LDK
Polysilicon manufacturing facility, when complete, will be the largest
polysilicon production facility of its kind in the world.
“This is a major accomplishment for everybody
involved. Due to the large scope of this project, a considerable labor
force is needed, and with the project expected to peak near 8,000
workers, it is essential to pay especial attention to safety,”
said Ken Choudhary, vice president of Fluor’s
chemicals business line.
The company implemented its “Zero Incident”
program to educate employees and make them more aware of safe habits for
work. Fluor applies this program to every project across the globe.
The completed facility will be located in Xinyu City, Jiangxi, China,
near LDK’s already existing solar wafer
manufacturing facilities and headquarters. Construction began in August
2007 with an expected completion date of mid-2009.
Fluor is providing front-end engineering and design (FEED) and
engineering, procurement, and construction-management (EPCM) services
for the $1 billion project.
The growing demand for polysilicon-based renewable energy resources
throughout the globe, coupled with Fluor’s
world-class project management capabilities, has contributed to the
company becoming a world leader in the polysilicon new-build arena. Fluor’s
participation in the LDK project, as well as several other polysilicon
projects all over the world, serves as evidence of the firm’s
engineering-construction leadership in this growing market.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) provides services on a global basis in the
fields of engineering, procurement, construction, operations,
maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Irving, Texas,
Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company with revenues of $16.7 billion in 2007.
For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
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