Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 6

07-February-2005

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramco/Sumitomo Select Hostalen Technology For Rabigh Petrochem Plant

Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical Company have selected Basells Hostalen technology for a planned 300,000 tons/year high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant to be constructed at the proposed Rabigh integrated refinery and petrochemical complex (MEES, 17 May 2004 and 17 January). The new plant is to come into operation in 2008. Hostalen technology is...