KIMA 2 project in Aswan set to launch in January

The Egyptian Chemical Industries Company’s (KIMA) fertilizer production facility in Aswan (KIMA 2 project) is set to officially launch in January, according to unnamed KIMA sources. Trial runs are scheduled to start immediately after the facility’s inauguration, whose construction is currently 88% complete, sources said. Italian engineering and construction firm Tecnimont was granted a five-month extension and an extra EGP 4.3 bn to complete the facility’s development. The Italian company was originally scheduled to complete the facility by November of this year.