SAUDI ARABIA
 
Saudi state petchems giant SABIC and Japan’s Mitsubishi Rayon Company have invited bids to build two acrylics plants at Jubail. The companies have tendered for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for a 250,000 tons/year methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant and linked 40,000 t/y polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) plant. Bids are due by end-December with a view to 2Q14 award. Construction is estimated to cost $500mn.
 
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