# Saipem and Petrojet awarded $150M contract for polybutadiene facility in Egypt

Saipem, leading a consortium with Petrojet, was awarded a $150 million contract by Ethydco for the construction of Egypt's first polybutadiene-producing facility with a capacity of 36,000 t/y.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-07-03
- Where: Egypt, Egypt
- Value: $150.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 36,000 t/y
- Products: polybutadiene, low cis butadiene rubber
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [engineeringnews.co.za](https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/polybutadiene-producing-facility-egypt-2020-07-03), 2020-07-03: "Saipem, leading a consortium with Egypt-based Petrojet, has been awarded a contract for the construction of the polybutadiene facility."

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