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15/10/2026Honeywell UOP Wins Licensing and Engineering Scope for GPIC’s Bahrain Aromatics Complex: 1.2 Million t/y Paraxylene, 500,000 t/y Benzene

2026-10-15 According to a press release issued from Manama, Bahrain on October 12, 2026, Honeywell Technologies said that GPIC chose Honeywell Technologies UOP to provide licensing and engineering services for a new aromatics complex. It is reported that the facility is designed for about 1.2 million t/y of paraxylene and about 500,000 t/y of benzene, […]

17/09/2026Bahrain’s GPIC Awards Fluor FEED Contract for First Aromatics Plant at Sitra Complex

Bahrain’s state-owned petrochemical company GPIC (Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company) has awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to US-based Fluor Corporation for the country’s first aromatics facility at its Sitra complex, it is reported. The contract was announced in July 2026. The FEED covers an expansion project that adds new aromatics units producing paraxylene […]

08/09/2026Fluor Wins FEED Contract for Bahrain’s GPIC Aromatics Plant, Targeting 1.2 Million Tonnes of PX Annually

Fluor Corporation has reportedly won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for an aromatics plant belonging to Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) in Sitra, Bahrain. GPIC is a joint venture equally owned by Bapco Energies, SABIC, and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. The aromatics plant covered by this FEED contract will be a new addition to GPIC’s […]

01/09/2026Bahrain’s GPIC Awards FEED Contract to Fluor for New Aromatics Unit at Sitra Complex

Bahrain’s state-owned petrochemical company Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC) has reportedly awarded a FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) contract to U.S.-based Fluor Corp. for a new aromatics unit (para-xylene and benzene) at its Sitra complex. The new unit is planned with a capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per year of para-xylene and 500,000 tonnes per year […]