Jacobs Wins $55M Contract for Vale's New Acid Plant in Canada

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

announced today it received a contract from Vale Canada Ltd. to design and supply a new sulfuric acid plant for its Sudbury smelter in Ontario, Canada. The acid plant contract, with an estimated value of $55 million, includes the design of the complete sulfuric acid plant contact section, as well as supply of all equipment and some materials. The plant features Jacobs' proprietary Chemetics^ equipment throughout, including stainless steel converter (with internal exchanger), radial flow gas-gas exchangers, acid coolers and SARAMET^ distributors and piping. The bulk of the proprietary equipment is expected to be fabricated at Jacobs' facility in Pickering, Ontario.