22.04.2020 • NewsElaine BurridgeSaipem

Saipem Wins Egypt Polybutadiene Project

Saipem Wins Egypt Polybutadiene Project (c) Saipem
Saipem Wins Egypt Polybutadiene Project (c) Saipem

Italian contractor Saipem, in partnership with Egyptian contractor Petrojet, has won a contract worth about $150 million from Egyptian Ethylene & Derivatives Co. (Ethydco) for a polybutadiene plant.

The facility, Egypt’s first such plant, will have an expected capacity of 36,000 t/y. Saipem and Petrojet, which have a long history of working together in the country, will be jointly responsible for detailed engineering, procurement and supply of equipment and materials, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning up to successful start-up and performance testing. A timescale for the project was not disclosed.

The scope of the plant comprises one train of low cis butadiene rubber and related facilities. Polybutadiene is a synthetic rubber that has a high resistance to wear and is used to make tires, which consume about 70% of global production.

Until 2016, Saipem was a subsidiary of Italian oil and gas giant Eni, which still owns about 30% of the contractor’s shares.

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