SAUDI ARABIA
 
Saudi Firms Wooing SMEs To Foster Domestic Market For Petrochemicals
 
Saudi petrochem firms are developing world-scale plants to produce a wide range of high value and specialty chemicals, notably at the massive Sadara and Petro Rabigh 2 projects (MEES, 21 June). Besides adding to their capabilities as major ‘commodity’ polyolefins producers, these new products are central to Saudi Arabia’s plans for economic diversification (MEES, 25...