Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 32

9-Aug-2010

SAUDI ARABIA

Sipchem Signs Agreement With Rhodia For Jubail Petrochemical Project

Saudi International Petroleum Company (Sipchem) has announced plans to build a new ethyl acetate (EA) plant at Jubail Industrial City. On 4 August, the company signed a number of agreements related to the 100,000 tons/year facility with French specialty chemicals company Rhodia. The new plant is part of Sipchems $4bn Phase III expansion program at its Jubail...