June 2004

Zachry has been awarded an engineering and construction contract for a 45-Mw cogeneration unit at Columbian Chemicals Company’s carbon black plant in Centerville, Louisiana.

Primary Energy will serve as the developer for the new unit, which will supply power and steam to the carbon black plant and the merchant market. Primary Energy will also perform the front-end engineering, as Zachry is now in the early stages of detailed engineering. The unit is expected to be operational by mid-2005.

Carbon black is an engineered compound used in tires and mechanical goods. Carbon black enhances product strength and durability, and it is used for pigments in paints, inks and plastics.

Columbian Chemicals, a subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corporation and a leader in carbon black production, operates in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

This news item contains information from Industrial Information Resources, Inc. (www.industrialinfo.com).

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