SAUDI ARABIA

SADAF Exports First Styrene Cargoes

The Saudi Petrochemical Company (SADAF) - a 50/50 joint venture between the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Pecten Arabia, an affiliate of US Shell has exported its first two cargoes of styrene, totaling 7,500 metric tons, to the Far East, according to the President of SABIC Marketing Ltd., Mr. 'Abd Allah Nujaidi.

The SADAF plant at Jubail, built at an estimated cost of SR10bn ($2.74bn), has a design capacity of 656,000...