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The Chennai-based Sanmar Group has selected the US-based Jacobs Engineering Group to provide engineering and procurement assistance services for its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) expansion project in Egypt.
“The company received a contract to provide detailed engineering and procurement assistance services to TCI Sanmar Chemical SAE (the Egyptian subsidiary of Sanmar) for its polyvinyl chloride plant (PVC-2) expansion project in Port Said, Egypt,” said Jacobs Engineering Group in a press release.
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“We are delighted to continue our relationship with TCI Sanmar. I am confident our global experience in the industry combined with our strong local knowledge can contribute significant value to this strategically important facility,” commented Vinayak Pai, senior vice president, Jacobs.
The project’s schedule includes 18 months of engineering and 21 months for mechanical completion.
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In fact, Canada’s Fairfax Corporation in April this year agreed to invest $ 300 million into the Sanmar Chemicals Group (Sanmar), through a combination of equity and fixed income securities. A part of this investment will be used to fund the expansion project in Egypt.
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Once the expansion in Egypt is completed, Sanmar will have a total PVC capacity of over 700,000 TPA, making it among the largest PVC companies in the world. In addition, Sanmar also manufactures caustic soda, chloromethanes, refrigerant gases, industrial salt and speciality chemical intermediates.
“The company received a contract to provide detailed engineering and procurement assistance services to TCI Sanmar Chemical SAE (the Egyptian subsidiary of Sanmar) for its polyvinyl chloride plant (PVC-2) expansion project in Port Said, Egypt,” said Jacobs Engineering Group in a press release.
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The PVC-2 facility will have manufacturing capacity of 200,000 tonnes per annum (TPA). Upon completion of PVC-2 project, the total PVC production capacity of TCI Sanmar will be increased to 400,000 TPA, strengthening the company’s position as one of the largest PVC producers in the Middle East and North Africa
“We are delighted to continue our relationship with TCI Sanmar. I am confident our global experience in the industry combined with our strong local knowledge can contribute significant value to this strategically important facility,” commented Vinayak Pai, senior vice president, Jacobs.
The project’s schedule includes 18 months of engineering and 21 months for mechanical completion.
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In fact, Canada’s Fairfax Corporation in April this year agreed to invest $ 300 million into the Sanmar Chemicals Group (Sanmar), through a combination of equity and fixed income securities. A part of this investment will be used to fund the expansion project in Egypt.
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Once the expansion in Egypt is completed, Sanmar will have a total PVC capacity of over 700,000 TPA, making it among the largest PVC companies in the world. In addition, Sanmar also manufactures caustic soda, chloromethanes, refrigerant gases, industrial salt and speciality chemical intermediates.