BATON ROUGE, La.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 10, 2005–The Shaw Group
Inc. (NYSE:SGR) announced today that its Shaw Stone & Webster unit has
been awarded the front end engineering design for a polyethersulphone
(PES) expansion project for Solvay Advanced Polymers L.L.C.
Polyethersulphone is a high-temperature engineering plastic that is
used in electrical and electronic components, sterilization equipment
and photographic accessories. Shaw’s engineering engagement includes
process studies, basic engineering design, cost estimating, modular
construction analysis, and master project scheduling. The amount of
Shaw’s front end contract was not disclosed.
The overall project cost is estimated to be over $50 million and
would triple Solvay’s existing PES capacity. The planned location of
the new unit has not been disclosed and the facility is expected to be
commissioned in 2006. Shaw’s Toronto office is currently executing
several polyethylene, linear alpha olefins and polystyrene projects
for Canadian and international clients.
J.M. Bernhard, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shaw,
commented, “This is another important engineering award for Shaw and
reflects our Toronto office’s expertise in polymer science. This
significant project provides Shaw opportunities to develop additional
markets and applications in this exciting technology driven arena.”
The Shaw Group Inc. is a leading global provider of technology,
engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, fabrication,
manufacturing, consulting, remediation, and facilities management
services for government and private sector clients in the power,
process, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response markets.
With over $3 billion in revenues, Shaw is headquartered in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana and employs approximately 20,000 people at its
offices and operations in North America, South America, Europe, the
Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. The Company was recently
named for the second consecutive year to Fortune magazine’s annual
list of “America’s Most Admired Companies”. For further information,
please visit the Shaw’s website at www.shawgrp.com.
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could cause actual results to differ materially from such
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Commission, including its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports, and on the
Company’s web-site under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements”.
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CONTACT: The Shaw Group Inc., Baton Rouge
Chris D. Sammons, 225-932-2500
SOURCE: The Shaw Group Inc.