General Announcement
04/10/2004Orders secured by KNM Process Systems Sdn Bhd and KNM Special Equipment (Changshu) Co Ltd.
KNM GROUP BERHAD |
Type | Announcement |
Subject | Orders secured by KNM Process Systems Sdn Bhd and KNM Special Equipment (Changshu) Co Ltd. |
Contents :
1. IntroductionKNM Group Berhad (KNM) is pleased to announce that KNM Process Systems Sdn Bhd (KNMPS) and KNM Special Equipment (Changshu) Co Ltd (KNMSPEC), its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries respectively, have recently secured new orders from its clients for domestic and international oil, gas and petrochemical projects located in Bintulu, China, Qatar, Nigeria and the Philippines.
For August and September 2004, KNMPS secured orders from its clients for the following domestic and international oil, gas and petrochemical projects to supply the following -
(a) parts for start air receiver vessels for the East Area Project, Nigeria;
(b) parts for towers for the BASF-YPC AAEE Plant, Nanjing, China;
(c) tube bundles and inter cooler for reciprocating compressor, Bintulu;
(d) methanol recovery tower, the Philippines;
(e) 1 MDA effluent tank for the Integrated Isocyanates project in China;
(f) 12 heavy columns and drums for the Dolphin onshore gas plant project, Qatar; and
(g) 6 sulphur reactors and drums for the Dolphin onshore gas plant project, Qatar.
Also in August and September 2004, KNMSPEC secured orders from its clients for the Integrated Isocyanates project in Shanghai, China -
(a) 5 units of columns and drums;
(b) 13 units of carbon steel drums; and
(c) 3 units of carbon steel drums.
The value of the orders secured in the said 2 months amount to RM41.0 million.
KNMPS is a Malaysian process equipment manufacturer and storage facilities provider with the capability to undertake the designing, manufacturing, fabricating, construction, assembly, commission and maintenance of process equipment, mounded bullets, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, skid mounded assemblies, process piping systems, storage tanks, specialised structural assemblies and module assemblies for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. Its major products include process vessels, storage facilities, LPG mounded bullets, heat exchangers and air coolers, and specialised steel structural systems. KNMPS also provides its customers with maintenance services as an after sales service.
4. Information on KNMSPEC
KNMSPEC was incorporated in China and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KNM Overseas China Sdn Bhd, which is in turn an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of KNM. KNMSPEC undertakes the designing, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning and maintenance of process equipment, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, skid mounted assemblies, process pipe systems, storage tanks, specialized structural assemblies and module assembling for the oil, gas and petrochemical industries within China.
The award is not subject to the approval of the shareholders of KNM, KNMPS, KNMSPEC, or the approval of any regulatory authority in Malaysia.
None of the directors or substantial shareholders of KNM, or any persons connected to them, has any direct or indirect interest in the above secured orders.
Since the duration of the secured orders ranges between 8 months to 18 months, the above orders are expected to contribute positively to the KNM Groups earnings and net tangible assets for the financial year ending 31 December 2005.
Announcement Info
Company Name | KNM GROUP BERHAD |
Stock Name | KNM |
Date Announced | 4 Oct 2004 |
Category | General Announcement |
Reference No | KG-041004-64205 |
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