The Egyptian Bioethanol Firm (EBIOL) has signed an early works contract with China TianChen Engineering Company (TCC), a subsidiary of China Nationwide Chemical Engineering Firm (CNCEC), to maintain Egypt’s large-scale bioethanol manufacturing venture on observe in keeping with the deliberate timeline.
An early works Contract is a preliminary contract for work that must be finished on a development venture earlier than the principle, last contract is signed. It covers preliminary, usually site-preparation actions like demolition, excavation, or land clearing, permitting the venture to start out and achieve momentum whereas the complete contract particulars are nonetheless being finalized.
As soon as operational, the venture is predicted to supply round 100,000 tons of bioethanol yearly. The output can be blended with gasoline to curb emissions, according to Egypt’s inexperienced financial system technique and its efforts to chop down on carbon emissions whereas creating value-added petrochemical merchandise.
The venture, first signed in February 2025, has already secured all mandatory approvals. As well as, many of the supporting infrastructure has already been accomplished, together with pure gasoline services, consuming water methods, wastewater networks, and pipelines extending from the venture’s location to Damietta Port.
Egypt has been forging partnerships with China within the petrochemicals sector over the previous interval. Final month, a delegation from the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Firm (ECHEM) visited a few of China’s industrial complexes. The go to concerned discussions on potential expertise switch to Egypt and alternatives for industrial integration with key Egyptian sectors comparable to automotive, cables, industrial textiles, and electronics.
Furthermore, executives from ECHEM had just lately met with their counterparts in TCC to fast-track the execution of key initiatives to supply soda ash, metallurgical silicon, and bioethanol, with an total funding worth of about $1 billion.
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