Qalaa Holdings Explains Reduced Stake in ERC
Qalaa Holdings has confirmed in a market statement that its stake in the Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) has decreased to 13.14% because other shareholders have underwritten additional equity.
Qalaa Holdings has confirmed in a market statement that its stake in the Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) has decreased to 13.14% because other shareholders have underwritten additional equity.
The final tranche was requested by ERC's project finance lenders and is divided into $70 million for capital increase and $50 million for shareholders' loan.
The company's operating profit grew by 36% to reach EGP 1.3 billion in 2018, which is supported by the strong performance of all the affiliated companies.
The company will gain between EGP 50-55 billion from the Egyptian Refining Company (ERC), which is set to start operating in Q3 2019.
The Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) has supplied 100,000 tons of low-sulfur petroleum products from its operational trials.
ERC is 99.28% complete, and the diesel producing unit has been successfully tested.
CIB is arranging the $80 million loan for ERC to fund the general capital.
Qalaa Holdings has announced the establishment of a new joint venture between its subsidiary TAQA Arabia and BP subsidiary Castrol with EGP 20 million capital.
Operations at the Egyptian Refining Company’s (ERC) new refinery will begin next September.