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Egypt signs agreement for major petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna

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Posted: May 1, 2021 at 1:50 pm   /   by   /   comments (0)

Egypt launches $7.5bn petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna: Egypt has signed an agreement for a major petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna, with an investment of $7.5 billion.

Egypt has signed an agreement for a major petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna, with an investment of $7.5 billion.

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly attended the signing ceremony held today. The Red Sea Refining & Petrochemicals Co.’s managing director Mohamed Ali Abbadi and the Suez Canal Economic Zone’s Abdel Nasser Rafai signed the agreement.

The chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone Yehia Zaki and Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla attended.

A statement from Egypt’s government said the complex aimed to produce a range of value-added products, in addition to serving as a refinery. Products should include polyethylene, polypropylene and polyester, in addition to various other feedstocks.

The complex is intended to meet local needs and reduce the need for imports of products. Furthermore, it may offer scope for export opportunities. The plant will cover 3.56 million square metres.

El Molla said the complex would develop the country’s refining and petrochemical industries and was a pillar of the ministry’s plan. Reducing imports, he said, would improve the country’s trade balance and offer new opportunities for direct, and indirect, employment.

Zaki said petrochemicals would create 15,000 jobs for Egyptians.

(Source: Energy Voice)