VOL. XLV

No 25

24-June-2002

ALGERIA

Sonatrach And BASF To Bring New Tarragona PropyleneUnit On-Stream In June

Anew 350,000 tons/year propane dehydrogenation plant in Tarragona, Spain is due to be brought on-stream by the end of June, accordingto a statement issued by the Algerian Ministry of Energy & Mines (MEES, 15 November 1999). The $200mnplant, which has been developed by Sonatrach (49%) inpartnership with Germany痴 BASF (51%) through the joint venture BASF Sonatrach PropanChem, will be...