VOL. XLI

No. 29

20-July-1998

SAUDI ARABIA

Ibn Zahr And Parsons Sign Contract For Polypropylene Plant

The Saudi Arabian Petrochemical Company (Ibn Zahr) has awarded Parsons Energy andChemicals of Parsons International of the US a contract for engineering, procurement andconstruction management for Ibn Zahr's new 320,000 ton/year polypropylene plant. The plantwill double Ibn Zahr's polypropylene production capacity to 640,000 t/y. Ibn Zahr andParsons signed a letter of intent for the project...