SAUDI ARABIA

Cornerstone for Jiddab Polystyrene Plant Laid 

The Arabian Chemical Company - a joint venture between Dow Chemical of the US and E A Juffali and Bros. (a private Saudi industrial group) - last month laid the cornerstone for its $30mn polystyrene plant to be built in the Jiddah industrial area. Construction work on the new plant is expected to be completed by the end of 1985 with commercial production planned for the first quarter of 1986. The two joint venture partners...