Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 35

30-August-2004

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudis Nama Plans New Petrochemical Plant

Private Saudi venture Arabian Industrial Development Company (Nama) is planning to develop a $100mn epichlorohydrin (ECH) project in Jubail, a company source told MEES. The facility, which will include a chlorination unit, will have the capacity to produce 30,000 tons/year of ECH. Surplus ECH output will be exported. Bidding is expected in the fourth quarter of this year. Thenew...