Giza, Egypt-based Egypt Kuwait Holding Co. (EKH), through its wholly owned subsidiary Sprea Misr, has opened a new sulfuric acid plant with a capacity of 165,000 mt/y. Some 80% of the acid output will be directed to Alexandria Fertilizers Co. (AlexFert), in which EKH owns a 69% stake, the company said in a July 16 media statement.
Based on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast at Alexandria, AlexFert has a production capacity of 1,750 mt/d for urea and 720 mt/d for ammonium sulfate, according to the company’s website.
The new sulfuric acid plant is part of a $46 million investment program by EKH, which has also resulted in six new production lines at Sprea Misr’s petrochemical production facilities. All of the additional output from the new lines, which include novolac and formica resins and dry and liquid glue, will be directed to the export market, EKH said.