Hoechst Celanese Chemical Group

Fluor Daniel Inc. said Monday it has received a $100-million contract to design and build a chemicals plant in Singapore for Hoechst Celanese Chemical Group. The plant, to be completed in mid-1997, will produce vinyl acetate monomer, a chemical used in paint, paper, textiles and packaging. Fluor Daniel, an engineering and construction firm, is the principal unit of Irvine-based Fluor Corp. Hoechst Celanese, a Dallas-based chemicals firm, is part of Germany's Hoechst AG.

Fluor Daniel Inc. said Monday it has received a $100-million contract to design and build a chemicals plant in Singapore for Hoechst Celanese Chemical Group. The plant, to be completed in mid-1997, will produce vinyl acetate monomer, a chemical used in paint, paper, textiles and packaging. Fluor Daniel, an engineering and construction firm, is the principal unit of Irvine-based Fluor Corp. Hoechst Celanese, a Dallas-based chemicals firm, is part of Germany's Hoechst AG.

Irvine-based Fluor Corp.'s Fluor Daniel Inc. unit said it has received a $100-million contract to design and build a chemicals plant in Singapore for Hoechst Celanese Chemical Group Inc. . . . Harley-Davidson Inc. in Milwaukee has asked the Federal Trade Commission to lift a 40-year-old rule that prohibits it from forcing dealers to sell only Harley motorcycles and parts. . . . San Bruno, Calif.-based Atkinson Co. said one of its units was awarded a $73.

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