VOL. XLI

No. 40

5-October-1998

SAUDI ARABIA

Ibn Zahrs MTBE Plant Resumes Production

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced last week thatthe MTBE II plant at the Saudi European Petrochemical Company (Ibn Zahr) resumedproduction on 21 September after a shutdown on 2 September caused by the failure of aboiler. The shutdown did not affect SABICs supplies of MTBE to world markets,according to Mr. Muhammad al-Madi, SABICs Vice Chairman and Managing Director. IbnZahr operates two...