Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals in Singapore.HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that its Singapore subsidiary Foster Wheeler Eastern Private Limited, part of its Global Engineering and Construction Group, has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction management and commissioning services contract by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals for a new biotechnology production facility in Singapore. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The engineering and procurement services were included in Foster Wheeler's first-quarter 2007 bookings and the construction management and commissioning services will be included in its third-quarter 2007 bookings. This state-of-the-art facility includes two production buildings, a quality control and administration building, and a utilities building, all on a site of more than 8.8 hectares in Tuas Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. Park, in Singapore. "This latest award from GSK GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc (pharmaceutical company) GSK Glycogen Synthase Kinase GSK Gruppentraining Sozialer Kompetenzen (Germany) GSK Greenland Shark (FAO fish species code) Biologicals reflects our client's continued confidence in the quality of our people and in our biotechnology expertise and track record," said Franco Anselmi, chief executive officer of Foster Wheeler Asia Pacific. "Key to our success in winning this contract was the performance of the Foster Wheeler team on GSK Biologicals' new vaccine facility in Hungary, which is now complete, and our ability to leverage this successful experience for the new Singaporean facility. In addition, our 30-year track record of delivering safe and successful projects in Singapore strongly demonstrates our position as one of the leading engineering, procurement and construction Foster Wheeler Ltd. is a global company offering, through its subsidiaries, a broad range of engineering, procurement, construction, manufacturing, project development and management, research and plant operation services. Foster Wheeler serves the upstream oil and gas, LNG LNG (liquefied natural gas): see under natural gas. and gas-to-liquids, refining, petrochemicals, chemicals, power, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and healthcare industries. The corporation is based in Hamilton, Bermuda, and its operational headquarters are in Clinton, New Jersey
Clinton is a Town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on the South Branch of the Raritan River. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 2,632. , USA. For more information about Foster Wheeler, please visit our Web site at www.fwc.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement Foster Wheeler news releases may contain forward-looking statements that are based on management's assumptions, expectations and projections about the Company and the various industries within which the Company operates. These include statements regarding the Company's expectations regarding revenues (including as expressed by its backlog), its liquidity, the outcome of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and legal proceedings All actions that are authorized or sanctioned by law and instituted in a court or a tribunal for the acquisition of rights or the enforcement of remedies. and recoveries from customers for claims, and the costs of current and future asbestos claims, and the amount and timing of related insurance recoveries. Such forward-looking statements by their nature involve a degree of risk and uncertainty. The Company cautions that a variety of factors, including but not limited to the factors described in Part II, Item 1A "Risk Factors" of the Company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and the following, could cause the Company's business conditions and results to differ materially from what is contained in forward-looking statements: changes in the rate of economic growth in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other major international economies, changes in investment by the oil and gas, oil refining, chemical/petrochemical and power industries, changes in the financial condition of its customers, changes in regulatory environment, changes in project design or schedules, contract cancellations, changes in estimates made by the Company of costs to complete projects, changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies worldwide, compliance with laws and regulations relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc our global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. , currency fluctuations, war and/or terrorist attacks on facilities either owned or where equipment or services are or may be provided, interruptions to shipping lanes or other methods of transport, outcomes of pending and future litigation, including litigation regarding the Company's liability for damages and insurance coverage for asbestos exposure, protection and validity of its patents and other intellectual property rights, increasing competition by foreign and domestic companies, compliance with its debt covenants, recoverability of claims against its customers and others by the Company and clams by third parties against the Company, changes in estimates used in its critical accounting policies. Other factors and assumptions not identified above were also involved in the formation of these forward-looking statements and the failure of such other assumptions to be realized, as well as other factors, may also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond the Company's control. You should consider the areas of risk described above in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made by the Company. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any additional disclosures the Company makes in proxy statements, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and current reports on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
|
||||||||||||||

Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion