Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 38

20-Sep-2010

OMAN

Octal Petrochemicals Awards PET Plant Contract To Uhde

Omans Octal Petrochemicals has awarded a contract to build a 550,000 tons/year polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin plant to Uhde Inventa-Fischer, the German contractor announced on 8 September. The new plant will be built alongside Octals existing 300,000 t/y PET facility in the Salalah Free Zone. The plant will incorporate Uhdes proprietary Melt-to-Resin technology. The new plant...