for who care reveals the features of the friendly settlement agreement between “Kima” and the Italian “Technomont”.
Informed sources revealed to us the most important features of the
friendly settlement agreement between the two Egyptian chemical
industries (Kima) and the Italian Technomont regarding the dispute over
the “Kima 2” project implemented by the latter for the production of
ammonia and urea using natural gas, with investments estimated at 12
“Kima”
confirmed, in a disclosure to the stock exchange yesterday, Sunday,
that it has not yet obtained official approvals regarding the amicable
settlement agreement with Technomont Company. The dispute between the
two parties extended to more than two years when the Italian company
demanded compensation for its damages from the liberalization of the
exchange rate in 2016, which raised the operational cost of the “Kima 2”
project. Payment for the delay in implementing the terms of some of the
contracts, which led to the appeal of the Investment Dispute Settlement
Committee in the Council of Ministers, which recently approved the
settlement agreement. To obtain compensation for its damages from the
liberalization of the exchange rate, in addition to “Kima” relinquishing
any claims for the delay in work on the “Kima 2” project, which started
its operation and
The sources indicated that the Italian company
had demanded approximately 76 million dollars in return for the high
operating cost and about 450 million pounds as compensation for the
exchange rate differences.
She expected “Kima” to obtain all the
details of the official settlement from the Council of Ministers within a
few weeks, provided that it will be disclosed to the Stock Exchange at
the time. “Kima” established it according to market prices subject to
competition, supply, and demand.
She added that this scenario
includes “Technomont” bearing all operating and maintenance expenses for
the second year of operation, with incentives representing a share of
the project’s profits if production exceeds certain limits.
The
sources ruled out that “Kima” would distribute profits for the fiscal
year ending 2022-2021 because it incurred staged losses, in addition to
the need to provide liquidity to enter into any future investment
projects, including the “Unit of The new nitric acid.”
The sources estimated the cost of a unit of nitric acid production at about 5 billion pounds at current market prices.
Mentions
“Kima” achieved a net profit of 651.48 million pounds during the fiscal
year 2022-2021, compared to losses amounting to 1.42 billion in the
same fiscal year, supported by the growth of sales revenues.