VOL. XLI

No. 46

16-November-1998

UAE

Bechtel/Linde Awarded Construction Contract For Abu Dhabi EthylenePlant

The Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Limited (Borouge) announced on 10November that it had awarded a joint venture consisting of Eastern Bechtel Company of theUS and Linde of Germany a contract to build a 600,000 ton/year ethylene plant in AbuDhabis Ruwais industrial area. A Borouge official quoted by Reuters on 11November said that the contract was worth "in excess of $600mn." Borouge is ajoint...