VOL. XLV

No 11

18-March-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

Ground-Breaking Ceremony For SIPC痴 Jubail PetrochemicalComplex

A ground-breakingceremony was held at Jubail on 13 March for thepetrochemical complex being established by Saudi joint stock firm SaudiInternational Petrochemical Company (SIPC). In its first phase it will havecapacity to produce 1mn tons/year of methanol and 50,000 t/y of MAN/BDO. InPhase 2, the complex will also have 250,000 t/y of acetic acid and 275,000 t/yVAM capacity. The first phase is...