On 2nd of December 2008, Pak-Arab Refinery Ltd (PARCO) and Pörner Vienna held a ceremony to sign the contract for engineering and erecting of Biturox® plant. PARCO is a joint venture of the Governments of Pakistan and Emirates of Abu Dhabi. The Biturox plant would be located at PARCO?s Mid-Country Refinery near Multan in central Pakistan.
In January 2011 the Biturox® plant is planned to go into production. Pörner will provide the design by the end of 2009. The overall scope of work by Pörner includes licensing, basic and detailed engineering and construction supervision.
The project has received priority despite the general recession and downturn. With this high quality indigenous bitumen production, Pakistan will be able to substitute imports, leading to saving in foreign exchange and timely supplies. With a production capacity of 165.000 tpa, the plant will play a major role in various highway and infrastructure programs of Pakistan.
Meanwhile, it is the 36th plant engineered and erected by Pörner.
