KBR Delivers AI-Powered Operations and Engineering Solution to Enhance Plant Performance at Indorama

The EBIC agreement adds another customer commitment as KBR expands deployment of its industrial AI platform.

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KBR (KBR) has deployed its artificial intelligence platform, KBR INSITE, across Indorama Corporation’s ammonia and olefins process units in Nigeria. The platform combines plant data, physics-informed AI and KBR’s engineering expertise to monitor performance and support operating decisions. It integrates Applied Computing’s Orbital AI, developed with KBR’s design, operations and advisory expertise.

Egypt Basic Industries Corporation (EBIC) has also signed an agreement to implement KBR INSITE at its plant, with the platform expected to be live by year-end. KBR is expanding deployment across its customer base and said the Indorama installation will help engineers evaluate operating scenarios using recommendations grounded in site-specific data. Earlier this year, KBR announced an investment in Applied Computing to accelerate AI development for energy and industrial applications.

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• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.EBIC signed an agreement to implement KBR INSITE, with the platform expected live by year-end.
• Minor pointKBR INSITE deployment completed across Indorama’s ammonia and olefins process units in Nigeria.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.KBR’s investment in Applied Computing aims to accelerate AI development for energy and industrial applications.

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Expected go-live: by year-end

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KBR INSITE implementation at EBIC

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Key Terms

physics-informed ai, time-series forecasting, series a

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physics-informed ai technical

"It utilizes physics-informed AI, historical and real-time plant data"

AI models that are trained not just on data but also on established physical laws and constraints, so their outputs must obey known behavior (like conservation of energy or fluid flow). For investors, this means more trustworthy and data-efficient forecasts, faster model development, and lower technical risk for companies using these models in engineering, energy, or scientific products — akin to teaching a student both facts and the rules that govern them.

time-series forecasting technical

"models across chemical engineering, time-series forecasting and language"

Time-series forecasting is the practice of using past data points that are ordered by time—such as daily prices, monthly sales, or quarterly earnings—to predict what will likely happen next. It matters to investors because these forward-looking estimates help with decisions like valuing an asset, timing trades, planning cash needs, and managing risk; think of it as using past weather patterns to estimate tomorrow’s conditions so you can plan accordingly.

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"the company raised a $20 million Series A led by KBR"

Series A is the first major round of outside equity financing for a privately held startup, where professional investors buy ownership stakes in exchange for capital to help the company move from early proof-of-concept toward scalable operations. It matters to investors because it sets an early price for the company and signals market confidence; successful Series A investments can deliver large returns if the business grows, but they also carry high risk similar to backing a promising prototype that still needs development.

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HOUSTON, Nov. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR has deployed its artificial intelligence (AI) solution, KBR INSITE^®, across Indorama Corporation’s ammonia and olefins process units in Nigeria.

KBR INSITE is an operational and engineering AI platform designed for complex, safety-critical process facilities. It utilizes physics-informed AI, historical and real-time plant data, KBR’s expertise and plant operating knowledge to autonomously and continuously monitor asset performance, identify optimization opportunities, recognize emerging process and equipment anomalies, support root-cause analysis and provide explainable insights.

KBR INSITE places real-time decision-support capabilities directly in the hands of those running the plant every day, with a thoughtfully considered interface designed with users in mind.

KBR INSITE integrates Applied Computing’s Orbital AI that was developed with KBR’s design, operations and advisory expertise. The integrated solution resulted in a world model for ammonia that learns cause and effect across a whole plant rather than just patterns in data. As a result, KBR INSITE can be deployed faster, reducing the time from contract signature and data handover to a live model delivering value to the plant.

“Our relationship with Indorama spans decades, and this deployment will support their mission to transform operations through engineer-grounded AI,” said Hari Ravindran, Senior Vice President and Global Head, Technology Solutions, KBR. “KBR INSITE will help Indorama evaluate operating scenarios and act on clear, traceable recommendations generated from physics-informed models and site-specific data, helping increase plant throughput, improve asset availability and support more reliable, efficient operations.”

“KBR INSITE provides comprehensive insights into the performance of our ammonia and olefins plants through near-real-time analysis of key operating parameters. It helps identify tangible opportunities to optimize energy consumption, increase throughput, detect operational constraints and develops systematic root cause analysis—enhancing plant reliability, efficiency and profitability,”
said Deepu Sivdas, Chief Technical Officer, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited.

“Like a seasoned specialist, it combines physics-based models with data analytics and explains the technical reasoning behind each conclusion, giving our engineers the confidence to act on its recommendations. Backed by KBR’s expertise as a process licensor, we are already seeing practical benefits in our day-to-day operations,” he continued.

KBR is also expanding deployment of KBR INSITE across its customer base. Egypt Basic Industries Corporation (EBIC) has signed an agreement to implement KBR INSITE at their plant, with the platform expected to be live by year-end.

This award is the direct application of KBR’s strategy to enhance and deploy our AI solutions with physics-informed AI models across the global industrial market we support. Earlier this year, KBR announced its investment in Applied Computing to accelerate the development of next generation AI solutions for the energy and industrial sectors, combining advanced AI with KBR’s process technologies and industry expertise.

About KBR
KBR is a global, capital-light lifecycle solutions company serving customers in high-complexity industrial, energy and infrastructure markets. Through its advisory, technical, engineering and operating expertise, KBR helps customers shape investments, reduce risk, deploy complex technologies, improve performance and deliver reliable outcomes across the asset lifecycle.

Following the planned separation of the Mission Technology Solutions business, KBR will operate as a focused standalone company with differentiated customer relationships, global execution capabilities and a capital-efficient business model. The company is positioned to benefit from long-term secular growth trends across energy security, energy transition, industrial modernization, and infrastructure investment. KBR's 16,000 employees operate across more than 30 countries.

About Trinzic
KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business is expected to be spun off as an independent public company in January 2027 and will then operate under the new name Trinzic. The name is inspired by the word intrinsic, reflecting the essential capabilities, deep expertise, speed and trusted performance that have defined the business for decades. Trinzic will enter the market as a global company and partner to customers supporting some of the highest priority missions across national security, human performance, global operations and space. Trinzic will launch with more than $5 billion in annual revenue, established partnerships and contracts, 20,000 employees and a global footprint.    

About Applied Computing
Applied Computing builds AI for energy operations. Its product, Orbital, is built on a world model for energy that combines physics-grounded intelligence with models across chemical engineering, time-series forecasting and language. Orbital provides real-time optimization that operators can trust in the most complex environments, from refineries and petrochemical facilities to LNG, wind and hydro. Founded in London by Callum Adamson (CEO) and Dr. Samyakh Tukra (Chief AI Officer), Applied Computing is already working with some of the world’s most complex industrial sites. In July 2026, the company raised a $20 million Series A led by KBR, with participation from Databricks Ventures. Visit appliedcomputing.com 

Forward Looking Statements
The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding artificial intelligence solutions, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are beyond the company’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequent Form 10-Qs and 8-Ks and other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings, which discuss some of the important risks, uncertainties and assumptions that the company has identified that may affect its business, results of operations and financial condition. Due to such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

For further information, please contact:

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Rachael Goldwait
Vice President, Investor Relations
713-753-5082
Investors@kbr.com

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Director, Communications
713-753-3800
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Where has KBR deployed its INSITE AI platform?

KBR has deployed KBR INSITE across Indorama Corporation’s ammonia and olefins process units in Nigeria. Egypt Basic Industries Corporation has also signed an implementation agreement, with its platform expected to be live by year-end.