Sidpec

Name

Sidpec

Legal name

Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Company

Website

https://sidpec.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petrochemicals

NAICS

Petrochemical Manufacturing (325110), Resin and Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (32521)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Polyolefins (PE, PP) (IMAEADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Base Olefins (Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene) (IMAEADAA)

Keywords

• Petrochemical manufacturing
• Polyethylene production
• Ethylene production
• Industrial polymer materials
• HDPE LLDPE resins

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

Egypt

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Petrochemical Product Sales: SIDPEC generates revenue from manufacturing and selling petrochemical products including polyethylene (HDPE and LLDPE), ethylene, butene-1, and LPG. The company sells locally and exports to international markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SIDPEC manufactures and sells petrochemical products from its integrated complex in Alexandria, Egypt. Its core products are polymer-grade ethylene (300,000 tons/year capacity) and polyethylene grades under the 'Egyptene' brand — including high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) at 225,000 tons/year combined capacity — together with high-purity butene-1 (co-monomer, 10,000 tons/year) and LPG (50,000 tons/year). Sales are directed to industrial customers and downstream petrochemical companies.

Product overview

SIDPEC is an Egyptian petrochemical company producing polyethylene products under the 'Egyptene' brand, including HDPE and LLDPE grades. The product portfolio comprises Film Grades (HD5301FB, LL0209AA, LL0220KJ), Blow Moulding Grades (HD5403EA, HD5502GA, HD5301EA), Injection Moulding Grades (HD5226EA, HD5218EA, HD5211EA, HD6070UA, HD5740UA), and Roto Moulding Grades (HD3840UA). The company also produces intermediate products including polymer-grade Ethylene (99.95 wt%) and high purity Butene-1 (99% vol.). Production facilities include an Ethylene plant (300,000 tons/year), Polyethylene plant (225,000 tons/year), LPG Recovery unit (50,000 tons/year), and Butene-1 plant (10,000 tons/year).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Egyptene: Trade name for SIDPEC polymers, including linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE). Recognized as one of the finest well-known products in polyethylene industry worldwide and in the local market.

Products and services

• Egyptene Polymer Portfolio (HDPE & LLDPE) Trade name covering SIDPEC's polyethylene grades (LLDPE and HDPE) for film, blow moulding, injection moulding, and rotational moulding applications, recognized worldwide.
• Film Grades (HDPE/LLDPE) Polyethylene grades designed for film extrusion, offering high tensile strength, high stiffness, and good extrudability; includes HD5301FB and LLDPE grades (LL0209AA, LL0220KJ).
• Blow Moulding Grades (HDPE) HDPE grades for blow moulding containers, featuring excellent processing, good rigidity, and environmental stress-cracking resistance; includes HD5403EA, HD5502GA, HD5301EA.
• Injection Moulding Grades (HDPE) HDPE grades for injection moulding, offering easy processing, high rigidity, and good impact strength; includes HD5226EA, HD5218EA, HD5211EA, HD6070UA, HD5740UA.
• Roto Moulding Grades (HDPE) HDPE grade for rotational moulding with UV stabilization; product HD3840UA offers excellent processability, impact strength, and high stiffness.
• Butene-1 High-purity butene-1 (99% vol) produced by catalytic dimerization of ethylene; used as a co-monomer in polyethylene production and as a monomer in butadiene and polybutadiene production for synthetic rubber.
• Polymer-Grade Ethylene Polymer-grade ethylene (99.95 wt% purity) produced by thermal cracking of ethane/propane feedstock; primary derivative is polyethylene, with secondary derivatives including ethylene oxide, ethylene dichloride, ethylbenzene, ethanol, and n-butenes.

Quantifiable outcome

• REACH compliance for ethylene and butene-1 with registration numbers 01-2119462827-27-0130 and 01-2119456615-34-0033
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• CS3 GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022SIDPEC appointed CS3 GmbH, a Germany-based company, as Only Representative under REACH starting January 2022 for ethylene (EC No. 200-815-3) and but-1-ene (EC No. 203-449-2) substances, ensuring EU REACH compliance for registration numbers 01-2119462827-27-0130 and 01-2119456615-34-0033.
• ABB Lummus (now CB&I Lummus)coreTechnology or IntegrationLicensor and technology provider for ethylene production facility with 300,000 tons/year capacity; technology know-how holder for thermal cracking process using ethane/propane feedstock.
• British Petroleum (now INEOS)coreTechnology or IntegrationLicensor and know-how holder for polyethylene production (225,000 tons/year) using INEOS gas phase process technology for HDPE and LLDPE production.
• Samsung (Korea)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for polyethylene plant construction and execution.
• Toyo (Japan)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for ethylene plant construction and execution.
• IFP (France)coreTechnology or IntegrationLicensor and know-how holder for butene-1 production (10,000 tons/year) using catalytic dimerization reaction of ethylene.
• Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerECHEM is the parent holding company for Egypt's petrochemicals sector. SIDPEC participates in ECHEM's national development plan, providing ethylene to Egyptian Petrochemicals Company for VCM/PVC production instead of importing.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Borouge: UAE-based petrochemical joint venture (ADNOC and Borealis) producing polyethylene and polypropylene from ethane crackers in Ruwais. Closest peer in terms of ethane-fed polyolefin production, regional Middle East/North Africa footprint, and polymer grade portfolio.
• QAPCO (Qatar Petrochemical Company): Qatari ethylene and polyethylene producer using ethane feedstock. Highly comparable as a regional ethane cracker producing HDPE/LLDPE for export, with similar scale and integration profile.
• EQUATE Petrochemical Company: Kuwaiti integrated producer of ethylene, polyethylene (HDPE/LLDPE) and ethylene glycol using ethane feedstock. Highly comparable as a regional ethane cracker producing the same Egyptene-category PE grades for global export markets.
• Advanced Petrochemical Company: Saudi polypropylene producer with integrated propylene and polyolefin production. Comparable as a regional polyolefin producer within the Middle East cluster exporting globally.
• OQ Chemicals (formerly OXEA): Oman-based chemicals and polyolefin producer operating an integrated petrochemical complex. Comparable as a regional Middle Eastern petrochemical producer with PE and downstream products.

Broad incumbents

• Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company: Saudi petrochemical affiliate of SABIC producing ethylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, and other petrochemicals. Highly comparable in product slate and integration with a Saudi Aramco-fed ethane cracker.
• INEOS Olefins & Polymers: INEOS is the licensor of SIDPEC's polyethylene technology and is itself a global polyolefin producer. Comparable as a polyethylene producer and licensor; broader portfolio and vertically integrated into olefins.
• Petro Rabigh: Saudi Arabian integrated refinery and petrochemical complex producing ethylene, polyethylene (HDPE/LLDPE) and polypropylene. Comparable in integrated ethane-based polyolefin production serving MENA and export markets.
• SABIC: Saudi petrochemical major producing ethylene, polyethylene (HDPE/LLDPE), and polypropylene at multi-million-ton scale. Directly comparable in product slate (LDPE/HDPE grades) and cracker-based integrated production, but enormously larger in scale and global reach.

Regional players

• Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM): Egyptian state holding company that oversees the domestic petrochemical sector and is the parent/downstream partner of SIDPEC. Directly comparable as part of the same Egyptian petrochemical ecosystem and a key ethylene offtake customer for SIDPEC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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