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Cabinet of Ministers
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Egyptian Pollution Abatement Project (PMU)
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Case Summary

Abu- Zaabal Company for Fertilizers And Chemical Industries

Company Information:
Contact Person: Eng /Moastafa El Gabali
Position: Executive Director
Telephone: 012-7379858 02-44620082 02-44620682
Fax: 02-44621931
Sector: Private
Number of labors: 1600
Project Title: Rehabilitation of Phosphoric acid plant.
Type of Project: Air Pollution & work environment control, Water recycling

1. Basic Information:

1.1 Main Products

Products Actual Average Production, t/y
Powdered and granulated Single Super
Phosphate (17% P
2
O
5
)
585,000
Granulated Triple Super Phosphate (48% P
2
O
5
) 87,000
Sulfuric acid 300,000 (used in production)
Phosphoric acid (48-50% P
2
O
5
) 41,000 (34,800 used in TSP production)
1.2 Raw Materials&Utilities

Raw materials Current Consumption, t/y
Phosphate Ore (24-30% P
2
O
5
) 628,000
Sulfur 100,000
Utilities Usage Consumption
, m3/y
Source
Water
Total 4,500,000
Ismailia Canal
Type Consumption /y
Fuel
Natural gas, m3/y 15,000,000
Source Consumption, MWh/y
Electricity
Self Generated Electricity 25,000
Grid Electricity 25,000
Products Actual Average Production, t/y
Powdered and granulated Single Super
Phosphate (17% P
2
O
5
)
585,000
Granulated Triple Super Phosphate (48% P
2
O
5
) 87,000
Sulfuric acid 300,000 (used in production)
Phosphoric acid (48-50% P
2
O
5
) 41,000 (34,800 used in TSP production)

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1.3 Project Location:
El Maahd road Abu Zaabal Qulubia Governorate

1.4 Project Objectives:
Reduction of Hydrogen fluoride (HF) and dust n work Place, to reach with Compliance
With Egyptian Environmental law.
Eliminate Cooling Pounds.

1.5 Project Description:
Rehabilitation of phosphoric acid production units to increasing the line efficiency and
achieve design capacity. Modifications include filter, agitators and scrubbers, heat exchanger

Abu Zaabal Company has an old belt weigher. This weigher is in a bad condition causing a
huge load of dust pollution. The company needs to replace it with a new one in the
phosphate grinding plant. This project is part of rehabilitation of the phosphoric acid plant

AZFC is requesting the purchase cooling tower to minimize contamination of water table by
P2O5 caused by discharging cooling water in a cooling pond.

Abu Zaabal Fertilizer & Chemical Co. will revamping its existing Lupolco mills which is part
of Phosphoric acid plant through EPAP II. The revamp of the three mills will drastically
minimize dust emissions at the plant to standard acceptable dust level emissions using
distributed control system (DCS) to monitor productivity and emissions standards and bring
their productivity to original design., Rehabilitation of bag filter&feeding system

A pneumatic conveying system will be installed to transport phosphate rock from the three
mills to Silo 241. Air emissions in this area are expected to be reduced to the law limits.

1.6 Project Components:
1) Filter , Agitators,Scrubber,Spare Parts
2) Belt conveyor
3) Cooling Tower
4) Heat exchanger
5)Roll Feeder ,Classifier , Grinding Table, Mill Liner ,Gear box
6)Feeding, Control system, Bag Filters
7)Pneumatic Conveyers
1.7 Actual Project Cost: Toal project cost For 7 component $ 7.999 M of which MUS$
7.319 are financed from EPAPII
Component 1: Total cost MUS$ 4.65 M of which MUS$ 4.219 are financed from EPAPII
for (Filter, Agitator, Scrubber, and Spare Parts).
Component 2 :Total cost for Belt weigher US$ 0.113 M with US$ 0.109 M Financed from
EPAPII

Component 3 :Total cost for cooling Tower US$ 0.403 M with US$ $ 0.396 M Financed
from EPAPII

Component 4 : Total cost for Heat exchanger is MUS$ 0.223 of which MUS$ 0.203 are
financed from EPAPII

Component 5 :Total cost for the first part, rehabilitation of Lupolco mills, US$ 0.858 M with
US$ 0.78M Financed from EPAPII

Component 6 :Total cost for rehabilitation of feeding & de-dusting and control system for
Lupolco mills, US$ 1.511 M with US$ 1.347M financed from EPAPII

Component 7 :Total cost for Pneumatic Conveyers US$ 0.241 M with US$ 0.2651 M
Financed from EPAPII


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1.8 EPAP Technical Support:
The PMU assisted Abu Zaabal Company in auditing, bidding and any technical data needs.

EPAP II TA has prepared the Audit and compliance action plan (CAP)
EPAP II PMU assisted the company in preparing:
Tender document.
The bid evaluation report and procurement procedures.
Contract between the company & the bidder.

2.Eligibility Criteria
2.1 Environmental
The Project will reduce Dust and HF emissions
The Project will improve the environmental conditions by eliminating soil
contamination with P2O5 which is currently occurring due to the usage of a
cooling pond.
Load reduction
Sub-project Components Target pollutant Load reduction
Rehabilitation of process units
Installation of heat exchanger
HF in workplace
HF in stack emissions
Scrubber waste water
Fluorosilisic acid and P2O5 in
phosphogypsum
42%
6.83 t/y
100%
50%
Installation of cooling tower Amount of cooling water to
pond
100%
Revamping of Lopulco mills
Replacement of belt weigher
Installation of control system and bag
filters for Lopulco mills
Dust in workplace at Lopulco
mills
TSP 56%, PM10
90%
Pneumatic conveying system for
phosphate rock
Dust in workplace 50%

2.2 Financial:
Payback Period is 1.5 years
3.Current status of project procedures

3.1 Steering committee approval: approved
3.2 Co-financers approval: approved

Item No Objection
Comp 1:Rehabilitation of phosphoric acid
production units(filter, agitators and scrubbers)
Direct contracting
January 2007
Comp 5: Rehabilitation of Lupolco mills
Direct contracting
Oct 2007

3.3 Technical Procedures:

Technical Document submitted Approved Date
Environmental
Assessment
Y Y Aug 2009
Compliance Action
Plan (CAP)
Y Y Aug 2009
Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA)
Y Y Feb 2009
Technical Agreement Y Y Jan 2009

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3.4 Implementation Procedures:

3.4.1 Procurement Procedures:

The Procurement Procedure were followed for the 7 component
1. With respect to the implementation of the project, The Company asked for a Direct
Contracting to Profile Company for these Items (Filter, Agitators, Scrubber, Spare Parts)
because Profile Co. is the only company in the world which has the patent for these parts.
2. AZFC requested for shopping method for purchasing the Belt Wires
3. AZFC requested for shopping method for purchasing the Cooling Tower.
4. . AZFC Used shopping method for purchasing the Heat exchanger
5. The company asked for a Direct Contracting to Metso Co.to revamping
Lupolco mills and that supplies original spare parts for Lupolco mills, because
Lupolco Co. has ceased to exist and therefore cannot do the refurbishing of the
mills. Metso Co. is the only specialized company in the world that is dedicated to
revamping Lupolco mills and that supplies original spare parts for Lupolco mills.
6. The company followed proposed EPAPII single stage model for rehabilitation of feeding &
de-dusting and control system for Lupolco mills.
7. AZFC requested for shopping method for purchasing the Pneumatic
Conveying

3.4.2 Status of Implementation:

Technical Document submitted
Date
Achieved Planned
Credit worthiness
certificate
Y Feb 07
Financial Agreement Y
Bidding Document(B.D)/
Invitation letter (IL)
Y Comp 2: 17/8/07(I.L)
Comp 3: 16/7/ 07(IL)
Comp 4: Dec 08(IL)
Comp 6: 26/6/08(B.D)
Comp 7: 15/1/09(IL)

Technical and financial
Evaluation
Y Comp 2: 31/10/07
Comp 3: 15/9/07
Comp 4: 30/12/08
Comp 6: 18/7/08
Comp 7: 5/4/09

Awarding and Contracting Y Comp 1: 25/1/07
Comp 2: 4/11/07
Comp 3: 5/11/07
Comp 4: 20/1/08
Comp 5: Feb. 08
Comp 6:28/8/08
Comp 7: 14/4/09

Installation and
Commissioning
N Mar 2010
Monitoring:
Q1:
N Jun 2010
Q2: N Sep 2010
Q3: N Dec 2010
Q4: N Mar 2011