Bechtel, a company in engineering, procurement, and construction, announced that the company has been awarded two contracts by Carbon Holdings of Egypt: one to provide project management services for the Tahrir Petrochemicals Complex at Ain Sokhna, Egypt, and the other to build two new polypropylene units at an adjacent site.
Bechtel will have oversight of project execution and contractor performance on what will be the largest petrochemicals’ complex in Egypt. These awarded contracts allow the continuation of the legacy with the delivery of world-class facilities for Carbon Holdings’ business. Added to that, the project will use goods and services from the United States, supporting jobs and creating opportunities for small businesses in the country.
Bechtel will also design, build and procure all the equipment and materials for the polypropylene production expansion at the complex’s existing Oriental Petrochemicals site.Bechtel has delivered complex petrochemical projects for more than 60 years, including signature projects such as the Borouge Petrochemical Complex in Abu Dhabi, CSPC Nanhai in China, and LP-7 in Canada. The company is currently building an ethylene plant in Texas for ExxonMobil.
