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Singapore, July 1, 2009 - Keppel Seghers Belgium N.V. (Keppel Seghers), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Integrated Engineering Limited (KIE), has secured an €11 million (approximately S$22.3 million) contract to provide technology to a waste-to-energy plant (WTE) in Hangu, Tianjin, China. The contract was awarded by Tianjin Binhai Environmental Industry Development Ltd.

Located in Binhai Technical & Economic Development Area (TEDA), Tianjin, the plant will have three incineration lines which will be able to treat 1,500 tonnes of municipal waste per day (combined capacity) to generate more than 20 MW of green energy. It is expected to be operational in 2011. Keppel Seghers will provide equipment for the furnace, boiler and flue gas cleaning components of plant.

Chua Chee Wui, CEO of KIE, said, “Having gained momentum in China’s WTE market as the leader for imported WTE solutions, we are pleased to make further inroads by providing proven, effective green technology for managing waste produced by burgeoning cities in China.”

Latest figures from China’s megacities, like Beijing and Shanghai, show the urgency of China’s waste problem. Just recently, Beijing’s municipal administration commission warned that at the current rate of waste production, Beijing’s 13 landfills will be full in “four to five years”.

KIE is currently the market leader for imported waste-to-energy solutions in China, with 60% of the market.

Earlier in March this year, Keppel Seghers was also awarded a S$30m contract to provide technology to a WTE plant in Jinan, Shandong by Riseland Holdings, a subsidiary of Everbright International. The plant will be able to treat 2,000 tonnes of municipal waste per day, making it one of the largest WTE plants in China.

The above-mentioned contract is not expected to have material impact on the net tangible assets or earnings per share of Keppel Corporation Limited for the current financial year.


About Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE)

KIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Limited.

The Keppel Seghers group of companies (Keppel Seghers Group), which are owned by KIE, are leading providers of comprehensive environmental solutions ranging from consultancy, design and engineering, technology and construction to operations and maintenance of facilities. Its advanced technology solutions address a wide spectrum of environmental issues such as solid waste, wastewater, drinking & process water, biosolids & sludge. In addition, Keppel Seghers Group offers a full range of environmental-friendly industry applications for the removal of organic substances from metal parts and tools.

Keppel Seghers Group has an established track record of involvement in waste-to-energy (WTE) projects in Europe, the Americas and the Asia Pacific for more than 40 years. It is the market leader for imported WTE solutions in China where it has 60% of the market share.

In April this year, Keppel Seghers also secured an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract worth approximately S$ 518 million to build an Energy-from-Waste Combined Heat and Power Plant (EFW CHP plant), featuring Keppel Seghers’ technology, to serve the Greater Manchester region in the United Kingdom.

Notably, in the Middle East, Keppel Seghers Group is implementing two contracts worth approximately S$1.7 billion by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning of Qatar for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Operation and Maintenance of an integrated solid waste management facility which can treat 2,300 tonnes of waste per day.

Currently, Keppel Seghers Group is building the Keppel Seghers Tuas Waste-to-Energy Plant in Singapore which will treat up to 800 tonnes of waste per day. Upon completion, Keppel Seghers will operate and maintain this plant under a 25-year contract with the National Environmental Agency, an agency of the Singapore Government.

For further information, please contact

Ang Lai Lee (Mr)
Assistant Manager
Group Corporate Communications
Keppel Corporation Limited
Tel: 64136427
Email: lailee.ang@kepcorp.com