VOL. XLII

No 44

1-November-1999

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Crown Prince Inaugurates Yanpet II

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-'Azizinaugurated the Saudi Yanbu' Petrochemical Company (Yanpet) expansion projecton 25 October. Located in the industrial city of Yanbu' and known as Yanpet II,the new facility includes an 800,000 ton/year ethylene cracker, a 535,000 t/ypolyethylene plant, a 410,000 t/y ethylene glycol plant, a 260,000 t/ypolypropylene plant and a 125,000 t/y pyrolysis gasoline...