VOL. XXXII

NO. 3

24-OCTOBER-1988

EGYPT

Bids Invited for Construction of Petrochemical Plant at al-'Amiriya

Bids have been invited for the construction of a plant for the manufacture of40,000 tons/year of paraxylene and 60,000 t/y of terephthalic acid at Egypt'spetrochemical complex at al-'Amiriya near Alexandria. The cost of the plant isestimated at $100mn, and the closing date for bids has been set for 15 January1989.