# Egypt signs propane supply contracts for Sidpec polypropylene project

The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum witnessed the signing of two propane supply contracts for Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals' new polypropylene project, with a designed capacity of 450,000 tons of polypropylene and investments exceeding $1 billion.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-01-30
- Where: Egypt
- Value: $1.00B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 450,000 tons of polypropylene per year
- 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 Natural Gas Company](https://endata.com/companies/29706.md) (supplier)
- [Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company](https://endata.com/companies/29707.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [egyptoil-gas.com](https://egyptoil-gas.com/news/egypt-signs-new-petrochemical-contracts/), 2018-01-30: "The project comes as a part of the national petrochemical strategy, with designed capacity of around 450,000 tons of polypropylene and investments exceeding $1 billion."

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