VOL. XLII

No 47

22-November-1999

SAUDI ARABIA

SABIC To Supply Saudi Aramco With 400,000 T/Y Of MTBE

According to a Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)statement on 16 November, SABIC has recently signed a three-year agreement withSaudi Aramco to supply the latter with 400,000 tons/year of methyl tertiarybutyl ether (MTBE), paving the way for Saudi Aramco to provide lead-freegasoline to Saudi fuel consumers. Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf CooperationCouncil countries have agreed to phase...