Oil and Gas / Petrochemical Industries : Ethydco’s Mega Polyethylene Plant in Egypt

The local Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (Ethydco) selected Toyo Engineering Company (Toyo) from Japan and the Egyptian Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries (ENPPI) company to build the largest polyethylene plant in Egypt.

With a capacity of 400,000 t/y of polyethylene, this greenfield unit is part of the petrochemical complex developed by Ethydco at Alexandria in the Ameriya District of in the north of Egypt.

The purpose of this Petrochemical Master Plan is to reduce the importations for petrochemical products and support the development of the Egyptian industry to meet the local needs.

Argonaut, through this project, will contribute to the development of the petrochemical industries in the region.

Location	Ameriya District, Alexandria, Egypt.
Project Owner	ETHYDCO [The Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (S.A.E)].
Project Contractor	Consortium of Toyo Engineering Corporation and ENPPI [Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries]
Awarded Scope	All the electromechanical work for HVAC system and commissioning and startup. This will be covering absorption chillers, terminal units, MCCs, chemical treatment, AC ducting, and related accessories work. with such a tight time frame we were able to handle all the obstacles to delivering on time efficiency and effectively