Aberdeen’s Wood grows chemicals business

Wood, the Aberdeen-headquartered energy and engineering ser vices group, is expanding its chemicals business thanks to a major new contract in Germany.

The Scots firm has been a w a r d e d a c o n t r a c t b y Ev o n i k t o d e l i v e r e n g i - neering, procurement and construction management s e r v i c e s f o r t h e g r o u p’s new production complex in Marl.

The latest deal expands Wood’s relationship with Evonik following its work on the specialty chemical c o mpa ny ’s n e w me t h i o - nine plant in Singapore.

D ave S t e wa r t , h e a d o f Wo o d ’s a s s e t s o l u t i o n s business in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, said: “This award marks significant progress in our strategy to develop our chemicals business and expertise across Europe.

“We l o o k f o r w a r d t o building our par tnership with this key customer in the downstream sector, leveraging our knowledge and understanding of Evonik’s operations to work in close collaboration.”

Evo n i k s a i d i t wa s t h e firm’s largest investment in Germany to date.