DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been awarded an engineering
services contract from BHP
for a new nickel sulphate facility located at the company’s Kwinana
Nickel Refinery in Western Australia. The new facility is being designed
to produce 100,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of nickel sulphate
hexahydrate, with the option to increase processing capacity to 200,000
tpa. At full capacity, the plant will process 44,000 tonnes of nickel
powder and be the world’s largest nickel sulphate facility. The nickel
sulphate produced at the facility will be used in batteries.
“Jacobs 50-year relationship with BHP coupled with our 40-year history
developing nickel and cobalt mining projects ideally positions us to
support the company’s new nickel sulphate facility,” said Jacobs
Mining, Minerals and Technology Senior Vice President and General
Manager Andrew Berryman. “Our unique capabilities in this sector will
help ensure BHP’s nickel sulphate facility is a success in supporting
the battery market.”
In addition to supporting the development of the new nickel sulphate
facility, Jacobs is delivering engineering and consulting services to
BHP across its portfolio of assets, including the South Flank Iron Ore
Mine development project in Western Australia, which is subject to board
approval.
BHP is a world-leading resources company. The company is headquartered
in Melbourne, Australia, and employs more than 60,000 people globally in
the minerals, oil and gas industries.
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering
solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With $15 billion in
combined revenue and a talent force more than 74,000 strong, Jacobs
provides a full spectrum of services including scientific, technical,
professional and construction- and program-management for business,
industrial, commercial, government and infrastructure sectors. For more
information, visit www.jacobs.com.
Statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact
are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements
on management’s current estimates and expectations as well as currently
available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking
statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of
factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our
forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors
which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements please refer to our Form 10-K for the year
ended September 29, 2017, 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 do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.
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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.