VOL. XXXIV

NO. 40

8-JULY-1991

Saudi Arabia

SABIC and Taiwanese Company Plan Ethylhexanol Plant

The Saudi BasicIndustries Corporation (SABIC) and the state-owned Taiwan Fertilizer Company (TFC)plan to build a 50/50 $200mn ethylhexanol plant in Saudi Arabia with an an nualcapacity of 100,000 to 150,000 tons, according to a spokesman of the Taiwanesecompany. A feasibility study for the new venture will be completed in Octoberand the plant could be constructed in three years, with exports of...