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The projects product for the HDPE plant, while Inspec Ethylene
Oxide Specialties (Ineos) one of the top ten che-
Socar Polymer is a company aimed at the develop- micals manufacturing companies as measured by
ment of the petrochemical industry of Azerbaijan, sales revenue, was chosen for the PP plant.
founded by the Country’s Government on July 16 th
2013.
Socar Polymer’s production facilities, consisting of Project Management Consultant (PMC)
a polypropylene (PP) and a high-density polyethyl- Fluor B.V has been awarded as Project Mana-
ene (HDPE) plants, are under construction within gement Consultant of Socar Polymer and it im-
the territory of the Sumgayit Chemical Industrial plemented an Integrated Project Management
Park (SCIP), located about 30 km north of Baku, Team (IPMT) to jointly follow the execution and
the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan. the development of the project in each of its
Created in 2011, SCIP was set up to stimulate phases.
growth in high-tech industrial fields in Azerbaijan.
Its main goal is to be an accelerator of economic
development of Azerbaijan by increasing competi- Main local players involved
tiveness in comparison with other regional coun- • Local Authorities (mainly Ministry of Emer-
tries. SCIP supports innovative industrial initiatives gency Situation);
through extensive tax exemptions and provides full • Local Design Institute (mainly Institute Aze-
infrastructure support and single point approach to rinshaatlayihe and GosGorTexNadzor);
permitting matters. • Construction Contractors, including the main
construction contractor and the local subcon-
Socar Polymer’s polypropylene (PP) and tractors.
high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plants
will be the first of their kind in Azerbaijan, EPC Contractors
enabling the growth of the domestic
petrochemical industry, thus making the Tecnimont SpA (Maire Tecnimont Group)
Country a regional player in exporting Tecnimont SpA has been awarded the Enginee-
plastic materials ring & Procurement (EP) contracts for both PP and
HDPE plants. The main activities can be summa-
rized as:
Socar Polymer’s PP and HDPE plants will be the • engineering works / services for the whole pe-
first of their kind in Azerbaijan, enabling the growth trochemical complex;
of the domestic petrochemical industry through the • procurement activities (namely pre-ordering,
development of the plastics market, thus making ordering and post-ordering) for all equipment,
Azerbaijan a regional player in exporting plastic ma- bulk materials, E&I and others related to the
terials. Socar Polymer implemented the first project complex.
in Azerbaijan based on the non-recourse project
financing principles, without a guarantee from the
parent company. The implementation of the Socar KT-Kinetics Technology SpA (Maire
Polymer project is expected to create a multiplica- Tecnimont Group)
tion effect in many important sectors of Azerbai-
jan’s economy. KT-Kinetics Technology SpA has been awarded the
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
contracts for both PP and HDPE plants. The main
Client activities include:
Socar Polymer is a company incorporated under • the localization of the whole design through
the Azerbaijan Legislation as Limited Liabilities the utilization of a Local Design Institute;
Company. It is part of Socar, and its additional main • permitting activities for Engineering & Con-
stakeholders are Pasha Holding, Azersun Holding struction;
and Gilan Holding. It aims at implementing the new • local procurement of project materials in ad-
petrochemical industry in Azerbaijan and making dition to local services necessary to support
Azerbaijan a regional player in petrochemicals pro- and develop the Branch Office and Site office;
duction. • Field Engineering team was implemented in
order to properly support construction team;
• Construction, pre-Commissioning and Com-
Licensors missioning execution for both PP and HDPE
Lyondell Basel, the world leader and largest pro- plants through a main subcontractor for all di-
ducer of polypropylene and advance polyolefin’s sciplines.

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