VOL. XXXII

NO. 1

10-OCTOBER-1988

SAUDI ARABIA

SABIC's Ibn Zahr Exports First Shipment of MTBE

The Saudi European Petrochemical Company (IbnZahr) on 5 October exported its first shipment of 20,000 tons of methyltertiary butyl ether (MTBE) to markets in western Europe via Rotterdam. Ibn Zahris a joint venture owned 70% by the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)and 10% each by the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp), Neste Oyof Finland and Ecofuel of Italy. Commercial production...