Reliance appoints paraxylene project contractor

Reliance Industries Ltd has selected Switzerland based Foster Wheeler as an engineering and procurement services contractor, for its Paraxylene project at the Jamnagar refining and petrochemical complex in Gujarat. The Swiss company, in a press statement, said the contract is a part of RIL’s multi-billion-dollar expansion project at the Jamnagar refinery. The scope of work would include detailed engineering, licensor coordination and procurement services for the new paraxylene plant. The project would be executed from the company’s Indian and UK operations. Neither company has disclosed the size of the contract.