# Egypt plans new polypropylene factory at Sidpec headquarters in Alexandria

Egypt plans to build a new polypropylene factory at Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co.'s (Sidpec) headquarters in Alexandria, with investments of $800 million to $1 billion. The facility will have a production capacity of 450,000 tpa and is expected to be operational in 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-03-23
- Where: Alexandria, Egypt
- Value: $800.0M
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 450,000 tpa
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals](https://endata.com/companies/11369.md)
- [Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources](https://endata.com/companies/23043.md) (partner)
- [Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company](https://endata.com/companies/23044.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [petroleumafrica.com](https://www.petroleumafrica.com/egypt-expanding-petchem-capacity/), 2017-03-23: "The new polypropylene factory will have a production capacity of around 450,000 tpa."

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