VOL. XLIII

No. 05

31-January-2000

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Chevrons $650Mn Jubail Petrochemicals Complex To Be Inaugurated

The new SR2.4bn ($650mn) petrochemicals complex in Jubail, operated by Saudi Chevron Petrochemical (SCP), is to be officially inaugurated on 1 February. One unit will produce 480,000 tons/year of benzene using Chevrons proprietary Aromax Process technology to manufacture benzene from a natural gasoline feedstock supplied by Saudi Aramco. A second unit will produce 220,000 t/y of...