Shaheen/Taziz/Kem One - Taziz Chemicals Production: Industrial Chemicals Zone Phase I: Chlor-Alkali, EDC and PVC Production Facility

General Information
Owner Taziz
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile) Abu Dhabi Chemical Derivatives Co RSC Ltd – Taziz Chemicals Production: Industrial Chemicals Zone Phase I – Abu Dhabi
Location Ar Ruways, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE
Status --
Sector Chemical, Production, Petrochemical Plant
Contract Type Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 0
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 0
Net Value $2000m
Award Date September 2025
Completion Date October 2028
Last Updated On June 2025
ProjectId (Old, New) 348684, 348684


A joint venture of Shaheen, TAZIZ and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is planning to develop a new world-scale Chlor-alkali, ethylene dichloride, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production facility in TAZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone, Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, the UAE.

The project is also referred to as Project Salt.

The US$2,000 million project includes the following:

1. Construction of Chlor-alkali production plant with a capacity to produce 940 thousand tons per year

2. Construction of ethylene dichloride production plant with a capacity to produce 1.1 million tons per year

3. Construction of polyvinyl chloride production plant with a capacity to produce 360 thousand tons per year

4. Construction of port facilities

5. Installation of a feedstock supply system

6. Infrastructure works

7. Construction of associated facilities

Second Section

11 June 2025

The main contract tender has been issued on the project with a technical bid submission date of July 15, 2025. (Source: MEED)

03 June 2025

The main contract tender has been issued on the project and the following companies biding are L&T, Samsung, China National Chemical Engineering Company, CAT Group.

28 March 2025

The main contract tender has been issued on the project with a technical bid submission date of June 15, 2025, and a commercial bid date of July 23, 2025. (Source: MEED)

17 March 2025

The FEED works are still ongoing on the project and the timeframe for its completion is unknown at this juncture.

25 February 2025

The FEED works are ongoing on the project.

13 June 2024

Thyssenkrupp Uhde has won FEED contracts for an ethylene dichloride (EDC) plant and a chlor-alkali plant & Technip Energies has won the FEED contract for a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) facility. (Source: MEED)

21 December 2023

The FEED contract is yet to be awarded.

10 October 2023

The FEED contract is yet to be awarded.

30 May 2023

The FEED contract is yet to be awarded.

03 June 2022

The bids for main FEED contract are under evaluation.

15 May 2022

Shaheen Chem Holdings Investment (Shaheen) will join the joint venture of Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company (Taziz) and Reliance Industries, named Taziz EDC & PVC. (Source: MEED)

21 April 2022

The following companies have submitted bids for the feed contract: Worley parson, Technip, and Thyssenkrupp, and are currently under evaluation. SNC-Lavalin has been appointed as the Project Management Consultant.

01 February 2022

The project is in the Pre - FEED phase.

14 October 2021

The main FEED Contractor is yet to be appointed.

04 July 2021

Wood Group has been appointed as the Pre-FEED contractor for the project and the main FEED Contractor is yet to be appointed.

01 July 2021

Adnoc and Reliance Industries Limited has signed an agreement for the development of the project.