LABSA Sulphonation Plant Erbil

Beta Design Consultants acted as the Consulting Engineers for the feasibility, design and procurement support of this strategic plant in Erbil to support the Northern Kurdistan Region as well as the whole of Iraq with potential for export to Turkey and the region.

The LABSA plant was designed to rely on LAB from oil-rich Iraq existing refineries, with a back up plan to rely on imports from Iran if needed. The LABSA would then be exported to existing detergents factories.

The process relied on existing processes and Beta worked with process equipment suppliers in Italy and Holland to develop the process flow diagram. A list of all equipment needed was drawn up and our plant engineers developed the plant layout. Our consulting process engineers worked with civil/structural and mechanical/electrical engineers to draw up the detailed plant layout. This lead to an equipment list and a plant design that was used in developing a budget and a construciton programme.

The plant developer, who is an existing importer of LABSA, used our design, programme and estimated costs to take a loan to start construction. The project has now received final investment decision and we look forward to working with the client in the construction stage.

Client: Confidential
Architect: Beta Design Consultants
Location: Erbil, Iraq

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