Technology Development

Competitive Advantage

KBRTC remains committed to developing technology that helps clients achieve efficient, environmentally sound, state-of-the-art plants with a strong competitive advantage. Our clients can expect to work with a skilled team of engineers, chemists, pilot plant specialists and craft workers.

We can also draw on the full support of other specialists within KBR worldwide. Our team brings a broad spectrum of skills to the task of making technology happen by making ideas work.

KBR Technology Center's Formula for Success:

Generating Results = Greater Returns

Numerous companies benefit from our highly focused, results-oriented services. KBR also works on a contract basis to resolve practical problems with our clients' process developments. No matter whether clients have a cutting-edge idea, interest in outsourcing R&D, a process improvement in mind, or employ a proprietary KBR process, our KBR Technology Center experts can help you gain valuable information to improve your business.

Scale. We operate large-scale pilot plant units to generate data and correlations for the scale-up and design of commercial plants and for continuous process improvement.

Resources and Talent. KBRTC boasts a wide range of test facilities and a staff with a comprehensive range of engineering and scientific skills to serve the energy and chemicals industries.

Flexibility. We offer specialized pilot plant testing, engineering and fabrication services to meet client requirements.

Market-Driven Solutions for Today's Economy

Customers around the world use technology based on KBR’s extensive experience with fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), ammonia synthesis and olefin production. Our engineers have a consistent track record generating greater returns by turning low-value feedstock into high-value products.

World-Class Vision and Execution

KBR maintains extensive experimental technology development facilities, unlike most leading engineering and construction services companies. Our experts understand the importance of developing and optimizing technology, and provide large-scale pilot plant units and precise bench-scale test units that lead to realistic designs for commercial plants.

Champion in Refining Technology

We also remain committed to technology development in resid processing and hydroprocessing, and utilize large-scale pilot plants to support our technological advancements. KBR's success in process technology allows us to help our clients gain ground with efficient, environmentally sound, state-of-the-art plants.

KBR specialists possess a world-renowned spectrum of skills to troubleshoot technology at any stage and help our clients transform them into winning formulas.