L&T China order book rises to $300mn

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won two major contracts of $86 million from Chinese petrochemical company Sinopec.

According to a release issued by L&T, the company has been contracted to design, manufacture and supply three ethylene oxide reactors each weighing in excess of 1,000 tonne.  The reactors will form part of the methyl ethyl Glycol (MEG) unit in a petrochemical plant.

"In the last two years, L&T has supplied to China equipment valued over $300 million including the world's largest coal gasifier, and advanced acronitrile reactors," the release added.