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=== Production Units === | === Production Units === | ||
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* Polypropylene production unit - 550 ktpa | * Polypropylene production unit - 550 ktpa | ||
Latest revision as of 11:56, 18 March 2025
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Sonatrach 51% / Total 49%
- Website:
- Wikipage:
- Location: Arzew, Algeria
The Project
- Description: The plant will be located at the Arzew Industrial Zone, west of Algiers. It will include two major integrated processing units, a new propane dehydrogenation unit and polypropylene production unit, as well as associated utilities and infrastructure for the site. It is expected to produce 550,000 tons of polypropylene per year.
- Constructor: Petrofac / China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQC)
- Licensors:
- UOP: Oleflex™ Technology for the PDH plant
- LyondellBasell: Spheripol technology for the polypropylene unit
Production Units
- Propane dehydrogenation unit - 565 ktpa
- Polypropylene production unit - 550 ktpa
Raw Materials Supply
- Propane will be supplied by Sonatrach
Products Produced
- Propylene
- Polypropylene
Other Information
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History
- 2018 - Total and Sonatrach launch project
- 2019 - UOP chosen for the PDH licence
- 2019 - LyondellBasell chosen for PP licence
- 2023 - Petrofac / China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQC) awarded EPC contract
Links
- Honeywell Oleflex™ Technology Selected by Sonatrach Total Entreprise Polymères For Propylene in Algeria
- LyondellBasell Technology selected for a JV between Sonatrach and TOTAL
- Algeria: Total strengthens its cooperation with Sonatrach and launches the engineering studies for a petrochemical project in Arzew
- Petrofac confirms signing of US$1.5 billion EPC contract in Algeria
