About Oriental Petrochemical Company (OPC)

Oriental Petrochemical Company (OPC) is the polyolefin division of Carbon Holdings and produces polypropylene used by the packaging, automotive, medical, textiles, electronical and general equipment industries. OPC was acquired in 2013 by Carbon Holdings and its facility has a capacity of 225,000 metric tons annually.

The company markets its products in Egypt, as well as exports - Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, France, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ukraine, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Dubai, India, Pakistan, and China.

OPC Overview

  • Establishment Date: 1996
  • Lcocations: Ain Sokhna, Northwest Suez, Egypt
  • Commencement of operations: 2001
  • Leading global players involved: GRACE, TOYO, BGN
  • Status: Operational
  • Restart of operations (post acquisition in 2013): 2015

OPC Products

OPC products are made via UNIPOL® Polypropylene Technology, which combines the production efficiency of gas phase fluidized bed reactors with the high activity and stereo specificity of Consista® catalyst system.
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