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16 May 2018
Deals | Algeria | M&A / Corporate
As part of the global partnership between the two groups announced in 2017, on 11 May Sonatrach signed an agreement with Total for the development, construction and operation of a propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene production complex in the Arzew Industrial Area, Algeria.
This project, estimated at 1.4 billion dollars, will be borne by a joint company owned by Sonatrach (51%) and Total (49%).
It will turn locally abundant propane into polypropylene, a plastic for which demand is growing exponentially. Production will primarily serve the domestic and Mediterranean market, with Total in charge of marketing the rest of the production to Europe, where the Group will use its knowledge of the market to benefit both partners.
This is the first polypropylene project and the second petrochemical project to take place in Algeria, following the CP 1k that dates back to the 1970s.
Total was assisted by Gide's Algiers office, with a team headed by Samy Laghouati, partner in charge of Gide Algeria.
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Gide Algiers is a key player in Algerian business life, with our teams involved in all the recent major investment and disinvestment operations in the country. Gide was the first international law firm to open in Algeria. Established in 2003, Gide Algeria - a legal consultancy - has a team of Algerian and foreign specialist legal advisors who combine a thorough knowledge of Algerian law and business practices with acknowledged expertise in all areas of international business law. Gide
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