# Sipchem's IPC awards $187M contracts for ethylene vinyl acetate expansion

International Polymers Company, affiliated to Sipchem, has awarded $187 million EPC contracts to SGC E&C and SGC Arabia for expanding its ethylene vinyl acetate plant. The expansion will add 70,000 tonnes of annual capacity, bringing total to 290,000 tonnes. Completion expected by Q4 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-07-01
- Where: Saudi Arabia
- Value: $187.0M
- Starts operating: Q4 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 70,000 tonnes per year (additional), 290,000 tonnes per year (total)
- Products: high-grade ethylene vinyl acetate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [International Polymers Company](https://endata.com/companies/78397.md)
- [SGC E&C](https://endata.com/companies/49412.md) (partner)
- [SGC Arabia Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/75697.md) (partner)
- [Sahara International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem)](https://endata.com/companies/78398.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [english.mubasher.info](https://english.mubasher.info/news/4309165/Sipchem-s-unit-awards-187m-contracts-to-boost-ethylene-vinyl-acetate-production/), 2024-07-02: "International Polymers Company, affiliated to Sahara International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem), has awarded $187 million contracts for the expansion of its ethylene vinyl acetate plant."

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