# Sipchem awards $169M expansion contract for PDH-PP plants

Sahara International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) awarded a $169 million EPC contract to SGC E&C Co., Ltd. and SGC ARABIA COMPANY LIMITED for the expansion of Al Waha's propylene and polypropylene plants, adding 72,000 tons of propylene and 150,000 tons of polypropylene capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-08-27
- Where: Saudi Arabia
- Value: $169.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 72,000 tons of propylene and 150,000 tons of polypropylene additional; total 537,000 tons propylene and 600,000 tons polypropylene
- Products: propylene, polypropylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sahara International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem)](https://endata.com/companies/78398.md)
- [SGC E&C](https://endata.com/companies/49412.md) (supplier)
- [SGC Arabia Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/75697.md) (supplier)
- [Al Waha](https://endata.com/companies/79429.md) (target)

## Sources

- [saudigulfprojects.com](https://www.saudigulfprojects.com/2024/08/saudis-sipchem-awards-169-million-expansion-of-pdh-pp-plant-project/), 2024-08-27: "This project reflects Sipchem’s continuous efforts to enhance its production capacity and efficiency."

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