# Tecnimont awarded $1.1B EPCC contract by Sonatrach for LAB plant in Algeria

Tecnimont has been awarded an EPCC contract by Sonatrach to build a new linear alkyl benzene (LAB) plant in Skikda, Algeria. The contract is valued at approximately USD 1.1 billion.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-03-07
- Where: Skikda, Algeria
- Value: $1.10B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 100,000 tons per year
- Products: linear alkyl benzene (LAB)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Tecnimont](https://endata.com/companies/2684.md)
- [Sonatrach](https://endata.com/companies/2355.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [tecnimont.com](https://www.tecnimont.com/en/newsroom/news/tecnimont-maire-awarded-new-petrochemical-contract-by-sonatrach-in-algeria-worth-usd-11-billion/), 2024-03-07: "We are honored to consolidate our track-record with SONATRACH also in consideration of the strategic relationship between our two Countries in the current global energy supply scenario."
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/maires-tecnimont-wins-11-bln-contract-petrochemical-plant-algeria-2024-03-07/), 2024-03-07: "Tecnimont won the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract from Algeria's state-owned oil and gas company Sonatrach."

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