# Consortium to build polybutadiene rubber factory in Alexandria, Egypt

A consortium of Petrojet and Saipem won a bid to build the first polybutadiene rubber factory in Egypt and Africa, located in the ETHYDCO complex in Alexandria. The project is worth $150 million with an annual capacity of 36,000 tons.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-06-04
- Where: Alexandria, Egypt
- Value: $150.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 36,000 tons per year
- Products: polybutadiene rubber
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Saipem](https://endata.com/companies/1847.md)
- [Petrojet](https://endata.com/companies/12660.md)
- [Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company](https://endata.com/companies/29707.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [egypttoday.com](https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/3/71228/Egypt-to-build-1st-polybutadiene-rubber-factory-in-Africa), 2019-06-04: "A consortium of Petrojet and Saipem won a bid to build the first polybutadiene rubber factory in Egypt and Africa."

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