HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced it was awarded a contract by Toyo Engineering Corporation to provide licensing and engineering services for PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Pupuk Kaltim) - the largest urea and ammonia manufacturing company in Indonesia. The project will be held at Kaltim-5, Pupuk Kaltim's grassroots 2,500 metric tons per day ammonia plant located in Bontang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

KBR will provide the licensing, basic engineering package and related services for Kaltim-5. The fertilizer complex is being constructed to meet the growing demand for urea fertilizer in the region, and will be based on KBR's Purifier technology which offers the lowest proven energy consumption. The plant will eventually replace an existing unit, allowing the client to decrease wasteful gas consumption and operate more efficiently.

"We are proud to provide our technology to help Pupuk Kaltim meet the rising need of urea fertilizer," said John Derbyshire, President, Technology. "KBR's Purifier technology yields an extremely reliable, robust, low-energy plant, which will enable our customer to operate more efficiently."

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