Monolith, a Nebraska-based clean materials producer, has received conditional approval from the U.S. Dept. of Energy for a $1.04-billion loan to expand its hydrogen and carbon black production facilities.
Kiewit is expected to build the expansion at Monolith’s Olive Creek plant in Hallam, Neb., and to provide engineering and procurement services for the project, although the contract has not been finalized. The companies have been working on front-end engineering and design for the project.