VOL. XXXV

NO. 42

20-JULY-1992

Saudi Arabia

Petrokemya Selects Litwin for Polystyrene Expansion Project

The Arabian Petrochemical Company (Petrokemya), a wholly-owned subsidiary ofthe Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), has selected Litwin to carry outthe planned expansion of its 100,000 ton/year polystyrene unit at Jubail. ThePetrokemya plant, which came on stream in 1988, also produces 650,000 tons/yearof ethylene and 50,000 tons/year of butene-1. The existing polystyrene unit,which uses...