Qalaa Holdings Commences Hydrocracker Operations
Qalaa Holdings (CCAP.CA), has declared the successful operation of the Hydrocracker in its flagship project, Egyptian Refining Company “ERC”.
Qalaa Holdings (CCAP.CA), has declared the successful operation of the Hydrocracker in its flagship project, Egyptian Refining Company “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.
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.