SONATRACH, through its subsidiary SPIC (Sonatrach Petrolium Investment Corp.) and the Turkish company CPEY subsidiary of RONESANS, conducted, in Istanbul, the signing of all contracts necessary for the launch of studies engineering of the petrochemical complex for the production of propylene and polypropylene (PDH-PP), which will be carried out in the Ceyhan region of Turkey, in the presence of:
- the Minister of Energy Mohamed ARKAB;
- The two Turkish ministers, the Minister of Industry and Technology and the Minister of
Energy and Natural Resources;
- Presidents of two groups, Mr Rachid HACHICHI and Mr Erman Ilicak;
- As well as directors of the project company, the contractor FEED GS (South Korea),
the board PMC ISS (Italy), the UOPL Licensor (UK), the licensor Lyondel Basell (Italy) and the local authorities Turkey.
This event represents the culmination of two years of continuous work by teams from both sides.
SONATRACH and RONESANS also proceeded, on 19 August 2019, to the creation of the project company, a mixed company under Turkish law called "CEYHAN POLIPROPILEN URETIM ANONIM SIRKET" with a shareholding structure of 34% for SPIC and 66% for CPEY.
The purpose of this project company is the design, engineering, procurement, construction and operation of a 450-thousand-ton-per-year polypropylene production complex at the Ceyhan industrial zone dedicated to the development of the propylene petrochemical industry.
The investment of this project is estimated at about 1.4 billion US dollars and it
will be financed in "Project Finance" mode, without recourse to the guarantees of the shareholders, for
nearly 70% by the banks and 30% by the shareholders.
SONATRACH and RONESANS have made every effort
to ensure the success of this project, particularly with regard to the land base allocated to
the industrial zone, from the supply of the raw material "propane" to the project
provided by SONATRACH to the project. horizon 2040, tax benefits granted to the project by
two decrees signed by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
This project represents a strategic interest for both Turkey and Algeria. For
Turkey, as this project will enable the realization of the world's first world-class petrochemical unit
in Turkey and is considered a precursor for the development of petrochemicals in Turkey. The project will meet a significant demand for petrochemicals in the region and seize the opportunity of a potential polypropylene market of more than two million tons per year located at a hundred kilometers from the project site.
For Algeria, this project reinforces SONATRACH's investments in the field of transformation, a strategic option adopted in its SH2030 vision, after that of ARZEW, and also reflects the desire for its international deployment with
particular importance since it is the first project out of Algeria with such a capacity, which will place SONATRACH among the actors of the polypropylene production industry.
This project will also enable SONATRACH to secure a long- term outlet for Algerian propane up to 2040 for a quantity of 540 thousand tons per year, and to benefit from dividends as a shareholder of 34% in this market. project.