SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Chemicals Plant to Go on Stream Shortly 

The Saudi Urethane Chemicals Company - a joint venture owned 65% by the Albabtain group of companies of Saudi Arabia, 25% by Synthesia Espanol and 10% by Upjohn Polymer of the US - is scheduled to start commercial production of polyether polyols and blended polyurethane systems from its plant in Jubail in August. The plant's annual output of 3,000 tons of polyols will be blended to produce about double the volume of...