Anchorage Investments to develop $2.5 bn petrochemical mega-project in Suez Canal
The project is expected to help increase the annual domestic production by 812 thousand tons and create more than 2,500 new jobs in the sector. Egypt’s new investment law provides legislation and guarantees that encourage foreign investments. Anchorage Investments, a company specializing in the development, investment and operation of industrial projects in the petrochemical sector, […]
Egypt signs agreement for major petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna
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 […]
Siemens Energy contributes to Egypt’s energy sector with new service center, training academy
Siemens Energy today inaugurated a service center and a training academy in Egypt. The service center is the first of its kind in the region, combining a repair center, a tooling center and a spare-parts warehouse under one roof. The premises of the service center also encompasses the Egyptian German Technical Academy (EGT Academy) as […]
Egypt inks agreement with Bechtel for $6.7 bn petchem, refinery complex
ECHEM inks agreement with Bechtel for USD 6.7 bn petchem, refinery complex: The Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM) yesterday signed an agreement with Bechtel to establish a USD 6.7 bn petrochemical plant and refinery in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, according to an official statement. The agreement, signed on the opening day of the Egypt […]
Contractors to start work on Carbon Holdings’ Tahrir Petrochemicals Complex
Contractors to start work on Egypt’s biggest ever petrochemicals plant. Tahrir Petrochemicals Complex – work expected to start on $10.9 billion project. The main contractors are expected to start work on Egypt’s biggest ever petrochemicals project this year, according to James Bishop, managing director of finance at the project’s developer Carbon Holdings. Tahrir Petrochemical Complex […]
Interview with Karim Hefzy, Carbon Holdings’ MD of Project Development
How is the Tahrir Petrochemical Complex (TPC) project progressing? When is it expected to come into operation and what will its production capacities be? As we announced in June last year, Tahrir Petrochemical Complex is a circa US$11bn project that will be financed by debt and equity from investors around the world. Since this announcement, […]
Agility to manage Logistics for Carbon Holdings
Work will support Middle East’s largest petrochemicals complex. Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has signed a memorandum of understanding to manage logistics at Carbon Holdings’ industrial facilities in Egypt, including construction of the new Tahrir Petrochemicals Complex (TPC). Agility will work with Carbon Holdings, a midstream and downstream petrochemical and process industrial plant company, […]
Carbon Holdings to reach financial closure for Tahrir Petrochemicals Complex by year end
Carbon Holdings aims to reach financial close on $10.6 billion Tahrir petrochemicals complex by year’s end, CEO Basil El Baz says. Carbon Holdings is covering 26% of the project’s cost, with the remainder set to be funded by development finance institutions from the US, Germany, and the UK. Tahrir Petrochemicals will be built in the […]
Carbon Holdings aims to start building Tahrir Petrochemicals Project by June
Egypt’s Carbon Holdings aims to finalize funding and start building its massive Tahrir petrochemicals project by June, producing raw materials desperately needed to boost the country’s industrial sector, its chief executive told Reuters. The $10.6 billion scheme in the Suez Canal Economic Zone will be the largest petrochemicals project in Egypt. Carbon Holdings CEO Basil […]
