VOL. XXXII

NO. 47

28-AUGUST-1989

IRAQ

UOP Process Selected for PC2 Aromatics Complex

Iraq's Technical Corps for Special Projects (Techcorp) has signed a letter ofintent selecting technology supplied by the US firm UOP for the aromatic unit ofPetrochemical Complex No. 2 (PC2), MEES learns. The process technology willproduce around 100,000 tons/year of benzene and 20,000 t/y of toluene.

It is further understood that the Iraqi authorities are currently holdingadvanced negotiations with UOP for...