VOL. XXXI

NO. 43

1-AUGUST-1988

ALGERIA

ENP Signs License Agreement with UOP for LAB Plant at Skikda

Algeria's Enterprise Nationale de la Petrochimie (ENP) signed an agreement on23 July with the US firm Universal Oil Products (UOP) for the phase one 50,000t/y linear alkylbenzene (LAB) plant at the Skikda petrochemical complex. Theagreement is for licensing and engineering work, for which the US Eximbank hasrecently provided a $9.4mn loan (MEES, 13 June). Full cost for the design andconstruction of...