Amreya Petroleum Refining Company

What Amreya Petroleum Refining Company does

Amreya Petroleum Refining Company (APRCO), legally شركة العامرية لتكرير البترول, is a state-owned Egyptian petroleum refiner headquartered at Marghem K 17 on the Alexandria-Cairo Desert Road. Operating as a subsidiary of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, APRCO runs one of the largest refining complexes in Egypt through four integrated production facilities: a crude oil distillation complex (~4 million tons/year, operational since 1972 with expansions in 1986 and 1992), a naphtha upgrading and aromatics complex (500,000 tons/year naphtha since 1985), a lubricating oil production complex (110,000 tons/year since 1974), and a linear alkylbenzene (LAB) complex (54,000 tons/year actual vs 40,000 tons/year design — the only LAB facility in Egypt since 1984). The company produces gasoline, diesel, kerosene, LPG, fuel oil, asphalt, base and specialty lubricating oils, oxidized bitumens, medical oil, alkylbenzene, benzene, toluene, xylene, solvents, propane, nitrogen, and demineralized water.

APRCO's technology stack centers on atmospheric and vacuum distillation, hydrotreating, naphtha reforming, sulfolane and NMP solvent extraction, propane deasphalting, wax separation, hydrogen treatment, and specialized finishing units. The company is upgrading legacy phenol extraction to modern N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) solvent technology and has launched a digital transformation program covering process automation, predictive maintenance, and digital governance. The company maintains integrated ISO certifications (9001, 14001, 17025, 50001, 26000) and operates in compliance with Egypt's Environmental Protection Law.

APRCO generates revenue through direct sales of refined petroleum products to the Egyptian domestic market — including state marketing companies, industrial consumers, and downstream petroleum companies — under a B2B/B2G transaction-fee model with commodity-based pricing. Customers include Elab (a kerosene offtaker for LAB production) and other downstream industrial buyers. The company is currently led by Chairman Mohamed El-Sayed Sobhy Amer (appointed May 2024) and is undertaking aromatics complex expansion expected to add ~100,000 tons/year of gasoline output.

Name

Amreya Petroleum Refining Company

Legal name

شركة العامرية لتكرير البترول

Website

https://aprco.com.eg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1911

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Amreya Petroleum Refining Company (APRCO) is a state-owned Egyptian petroleum refiner operating one of Egypt's largest refining complexes under the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, producing gasoline, diesel, LPG, asphalt, lubricants, alkylbenzene, and specialty petroleum products for the domestic market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petroleum Refining

NAICS

Petroleum Refineries (324110), Petrochemical Manufacturing (32511), Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911), Miscellaneous Products Of Petroleum & Coal (2990), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Distillation & Fractionation (Crude, Condensate & NGL Splitters) (EUALAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Oilfield & Refining Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAI), Refinery Blending & Product Quality Control (Gasoline/Diesel/Jet Blending, Additives) (EUALAGAJ), Carbon Black & Coker Products Feedstocks (Petroleum Coke, Carbon Black oils) (EUALAHAI)

Keywords

• Petroleum refining
• Refined petroleum products
• Lubricating oils
• Linear alkylbenzene
• Oxidized bitumen

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Petroleum Product Sales: The company generates revenue through refining crude oil and selling refined petroleum products including gasoline, diesel, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), asphalt, lubricating oils, solvents, and specialty petroleum products to the domestic Egyptian market and industrial customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Amreya Petroleum Refining Company refines crude oil and produces a diversified portfolio of petroleum products organized across four major complexes: crude distillation products (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, LPG, fuel oil, asphalt), aromatics (benzene, toluene), lubricating and specialty oils, linear alkylbenzene for biodegradable detergents, oxidized bitumens, waxes, and industrial solvents. Products serve road construction, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agriculture, and electrical insulation applications across the Egyptian domestic market.

Product overview

Amreya Petroleum Refining Company operates as Egypt's largest petroleum refining complex, organized into four main production facilities: the Crude Oil Distillation Complex (~4 million tons/year, operational since 1972), the Naphtha Upgrading and Aromatics Production Complex (500,000 tons/year naphtha, since 1985), the Lubricating Oil Production Complex (110,000 tons/year, since 1974), and the Linear Alkyl Benzene Production Complex (54,000 tons/year actual capacity, since 1984 — the only such facility in Egypt). The company produces a diversified portfolio of over 20 petroleum products organized across product lines: oxidized bitumens and asphalts (Comex 1, Comex 2, Bitumex, Compamex, regular asphalt, supple asphalt), bituminous paints and solutions (P.F.4 paint, Farafra Oil MC70), lubricating and specialty oils (Medical Oil, Amreya Oil 99, Tree Spray Oil, special oils), waxes (Slack Wax, High Oil Soft Wax), alkylbenzene and heavy kylates, aromatic solvents (Petrolite, Toluene, Deuterax, Solvents 26 and 36), propane, nitrogen, and demineralized water. The product portfolio spans road construction, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agriculture, and electrical insulation applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Comex 1 Oxidized Bitumen (بيتومين مؤكسد كومكس 1) Oxidized bitumen used for coating surfaces exposed to acids and chemicals, manufacturing moisture-resistant materials such as bituminous membranes, as an adhesive for cork tiles in cold storage, and for filling gaps in concrete expansion joints.
• Comex 2 Oxidized Bitumen (بيتومين مؤكسد كومكس 2) Oxidized bitumen used in the production of liquid and dry battery boxes, lining foundations and sub-surface tunnels, lining drainage channels, and bonding plastic and cork tiles.
• Bitumex 100/25 Oxidized Bitumen (بيتومين مؤكسد 100/25 بيتومكس) Oxidized bitumen used for protecting harbor edges, coating surfaces exposed to acids and chemicals, manufacturing moisture-resistant materials, and as an adhesive for cork tiles in cold storage and refrigeration.
• Compamex (كامبامكس) A special type of oxidized bitumen used for electrical cable insulation and other electrical insulation operations.
• Supple Asphalt (اسفلت طرى) Soft asphalt used in manufacturing locally produced flame-adhering insulation rolls and as a cold-applied insulator using appropriate petroleum solvent.
• Regular Asphalt 170/230 (اسفلت عادى 170/230) Regular asphalt used in manufacturing flame-adhering insulation rolls, cold-applied with petroleum solvent or mechanical fixation, and in manufacturing bituminous emulsions.
• Bituminous Paint P.F.4 (بوية طلاء بيتومينية) Bituminous paint used for cold coating of water and drain pipes above and below ground, coating crude oil and derivatives pipelines, covering surfaces exposed to diluted acids and alkalis, and coating concrete water tanks and tank surfaces.
• Farafra Oil MC70 (زيت الفرفرة) Used as an adhesive intermediary for asphalt layer on prepared soil before paving, and for soil stabilization in temporary roads including military and petroleum exploration access roads.
• Medical Oil (الزيت الطبى) Pharmaceutical-grade white oil used in pharmaceutical industries, veterinary medicines, food industries such as rice mills, and cosmetics manufacturing; available in light, medium, and heavy grades.
• Amreya Oil 99 (زيت العامرية 99) Multi-purpose petroleum oil used in textile and leather industries, lubrication of precision instruments and computers, pesticide manufacturing, paper, plastic and printing ink industries, and cosmetics and perfume manufacturing.
• Tree Spray Oil (زيت رش الاشجار) Petroleum oil used in manufacturing pesticides for spraying trees and crops to protect them from pests and diseases.
• Slack Wax Special (شمع سلاك مميز) Slack wax used in floor varnish manufacturing, wax-coating products for preservation, and candle manufacturing.
• High Oil Content Soft Wax (شمع طرى عالى نسبة الزيت) Soft wax with high oil content used in floor varnish and shoe polish manufacturing, and in manufacturing raw rubber products.
• Alkyl Benzene (الالكيل بنزين) Alkyl benzene used in industrial detergent manufacturing after sulfonation; biodegrades in wastewater, making it environmentally friendly. Produced at the only facility in Egypt since 1984, with design capacity of 40,000 tons/year and actual capacity of 54,000 tons/year.
• Heavy Kylates (الكيلات الثقيلة) Heavy kylates used in industrial cleaning detergents for heavy-duty cleaning and as a solvent for sediments at the bottom of tanks.
• Special Heavy Petrolite - Xylene Mixture (بتروليت ثقيل مميز - خليط الزايلين) Xylene mixture used in chemical pesticide manufacturing and paint industries.
• Toluene (التولوين) Toluene used in refining operations for lubricant production and in paint industries; produced as part of the aromatics complex.
• Solvent 36 (مذيب 36) Industrial solvent with boiling range of 230–240°C start and 260–270°C end, with kinematic viscosity of 2.5–3 centistokes at 40°C.
• Solvent 26 (مذيب 26) Industrial solvent with flash point of 63°C (closed cup), kinematic viscosity of 1 centistoke at 40°C, and boiling range of 180–220°C.
• Propane (البروبان) Propane produced as a gas, used as a solvent in the lubricants complex and as fuel; meets specification MB 104 with 98.0–99.60% C3 content.
• Special Aromatic Deuterax (ديوتركس عطرى مميز) Non-volatile solvent used in carbon black and rubber manufacturing, natural and industrial rubber softener, pesticide solvent, printing ink base oil, and as a plasticizer for dark PVC compounds.
• Nitrogen (النيتروجين) Nitrogen produced at 99.9% purity, minimum dew point of -67.0°F per STM-848, and oxygen content of maximum percentage. Used to meet production unit needs and future expansions.
• Demineralized Water (مياه مزال عنها المعادن) Demineralized water used in hydraulic testing for projects, laboratory and medical analyses, and chemical industries; delivered via tank trucks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000 tons/year increase in gasoline production from upgrading aromatics complex
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Elab (شركة إيلاب)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmreya Petroleum Refining Company supplies kerosene to Elab through a new 12-inch reboiler line spanning 2 kilometers, increasing kerosene supply rates from Amreya to Elab.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Sonatrach: Algerian state-owned integrated petroleum company operating refining and petrochemicals serving North African markets. A regional state-owned energy peer with comparable state-ownership structure and integrated downstream operations, though at significantly larger scale than APRCO.
• Kuwait National Petroleum Corporation (KNPC): State-owned integrated petroleum refining company operating refineries in Kuwait with comparable capacity scale; a regional state-owned peer with similar refining-to-products business model. Functions in a different geography but is a useful benchmark for state-owned regional refining operations.
• Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC): Sole state-owned petroleum refinery in Jordan serving a single domestic market; structurally analogous to APRCO as a national-strategic refining asset operating in a North African / Levantine context. Comparable as a single-country state-owned fuel-security refinery, although Jordan's geography and refinery economics differ.

Direct peers

• Misr Petroleum Company: Egyptian state-owned petroleum products marketing and distribution company under EGPC, purchasing refined products from APRCO for distribution to industrial and consumer end-customers. Comparable state-owned enterprise serving the same Egyptian downstream channel.
• Nasr Petroleum Company (Al Nasr for Petroleum): Egyptian state-owned refinery in Suez from which APRCO was separated in 1984; operates parallel refining and gas-purification facilities under EGPC with similar product mix serving the Egyptian domestic market. Structural peer as sister refinery within the same state-owned umbrella.
• Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemicals Company (ANRPC): Egyptian state-owned integrated refining and petrochemicals producer operating in Alexandria under EGPC, with overlapping refined-products output and similar customer base in the Egyptian domestic market. Direct comparable as another EGPC-subsidiary refinery located in the same city.
• Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR): Egyptian state-owned refinery of comparable scale (~5 Mt/yr crude capacity) located in Alexandria, producing gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and LPG for the domestic Egyptian market. Closest direct peer by capacity, geography, ownership structure, and product portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC): Parent of APRCO and apex state-owned petroleum holding entity overseeing all Egyptian upstream, refining, and downstream petroleum operations. Direct parent; broader incumbent with portfolio spanning multiple refineries, gas processing, and pipeline assets rather than APRCO's single-asset refinery focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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