Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 18

2-May-2011

SAUDI ARABIA

SABIC Signs JV Agreement With Japanese Firms For Jubail Acrylonitrile Plant

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced the signing of a joint venture (JV) agreement with Japans Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation on 27 April to form the Saudi Japanese Acrylonitrile Company (SHROUQ) in Saudi Arabia. The company will build a plant for the manufacturing of acrylonitrile and sodium cyanide,...