Abu Dhabi’s Taziz has awarded a $1.99 billion engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to China National Chemical Engineering & Construction Corporation Seven (CC7) for a new complex of specialty chemical plants in the Taziz Industrial Chemicals Zone at Ruwais Industrial City.
The contract, known as Project Salt, was announced during ADIPEC 2025 and marks a major step in advancing Taziz’s strategy to localise supply chains and develop new industrial value chains in the UAE.
The facility will produce 1.9 million tonnes a year of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), ethylene dichloride (EDC), vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), and caustic soda. EPC works are expected to be completed by Q4 2028.
Project Salt aims to strengthen domestic manufacturing capacity in sectors such as construction, infrastructure, packaging, and healthcare.
South Korea’s Samsung E&A was the other shortlisted bidder for the EPC package. France-based Kem One has joined the project as the main investor, replacing India’s Reliance Industries.
FEED works were previously awarded to Thyssenkrupp Uhde for the EDC and chlor-alkali units and Technip Energies for the PVC plant. The integrated production system will supply chlorine from the chlor-alkali plant to the EDC facility, while part of the EDC output will serve as feedstock for PVC production.
Surplus EDC and caustic soda are planned for export, while the project supports the UAE’s Operation 300bn strategy to raise the industrial sector’s contribution to GDP to AED 300 billion ($81.7 billion) by 2031.
Taziz’s wider industrial programme at Ruwais includes seven derivative chemicals projects, a $1.7 billion methanol plant, and a world-scale blue ammonia facility, all part of the UAE’s efforts to expand downstream petrochemicals and clean energy industries.