Robins & Morton Awarded $80 Million Olin Chlor Alkali Membrane Conversion Project

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Robins & Morton's Power and Industrial Division has been awarded an $80 million membrane conversion project by Olin Chlor Alkali Products located in Charleston, Tennessee.

Gary Martin, Robins & Morton senior program manager, said the project will begin immediately and at its peak will employ an estimated 400 construction workers. The project is part of a $160 million technology update of Olin's Charleston, TN plant announced in December 2010. The membrane conversion project is for Olin's Chlor-Alkali Division and will expand production capacity of potassium hydroxide, a key ingredient of fertilizers and detergents.  Mr. Martin successfully completed a similar project for Olin in McIntosh, AL in 1996.

Chlor Alkali Products, a segment of Olin Corporation, is the 3rd largest producer of chlor alkali in North America and manufactures chlorine and caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, potassium hydroxide and bleach products.  

About Robins & Morton
Robins and Morton is a privately held 65 year-old engineering and construction company that consistently ranks among the 100 largest U.S. contractors in Engineering News-Record Magazine. The company has also been named one of the best mid-sized companies to work for in America because of its worker-friendly and family-friendly practices.  Robins and Morton has offices in Nashville, TN; Birmingham, AL; Orlando, FL; Charlotte, NC; Huntsville, AL; Dallas, TX; and will soon be opening an office in Raleigh-Durham, NC.  www.robinsmorton.com        

CONTACT:  
Melissa Butler, Director of Marketing
Robins & Morton
phone: (205) 803-0147  
[email protected]

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