Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 9

27-February-2006

ALGERIA

Egypts Orascom Construction Industries Plans Fertilizer Plant With Sonatrach

Egypts Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) and Sonatrach on 8 February signed an initial agreement to build a 1mn tons/year greenfield ammonia/urea plant at Arzew at a cost of $746mn. OCI, which will act as lead project developer, initialed the agreement that included a detailed proposal and feasibility study that had been presented to Sonatrach. OCI...