# KIMA pays Tecnomont EGP 1.3bn for Aswan ammonia expansion

Egyptian Chemical Industries (KIMA) said it paid EGP 1.3bn to Tecnomont by end-2016 for its Aswan fertiliser expansion, including two ammonia units of 1,200 tonnes per day. Works began in January 2017 and are due to finish by November 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-01-07
- Where: Aswan, Egypt
- Value: $72.0M (1.30B EGP)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1,200 tonnes per day of ammonia
- Products: ammonia, fertilisers, ammonium nitrate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Egyptian Chemical Industries Company](https://endata.com/companies/703.md)
- [Tecnomont](https://endata.com/companies/704.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [dailynewsegypt.com](https://dailynewsegypt.com/2017/01/08/kima-pays-tecnomont-egp-1-3bn-planned-aswan-expansion/), 2017-01-07: "KIMA contracted with Tecnomont in 2011 to implement expansion works of its affiliated fertiliser factories for $796.5m, where they will be carried out in two phases."

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