Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 50

13-Dec-2010

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Kayan Starts Trial Operations At Jubail Phenolics Plant

Petrochemicals company Saudi Kayan has begun trial operations of a phenolics plant at its complex in Jubail Industrial City, the company announced on 6 December. The complex contains a 290,000 tons/year cumene (isopropyl benzene) plant, producing feedstock for a phenol plant with capacity to produce 245,000 t/y of phenol and 150,000 t/y of acetone, and a 270,000...