Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 29

19-July-2004

EGYPT

Fluor Awarded Petrochemical Management Contract By ELAB

Fluor Corporation announced on 16 June it had been awarded a contract by Egyptian Linear Alkyl Benzene (ELAB) to manage the development of a new facility, located in Alexandria. The completed facility, owned by ELAB, will produce linear alkyl benzene (LAB), which is principally used in detergents. The Alexandria plant is part of Egypts 20-year petrochemicals master plan. Work on...