VOL. XL

No. 6

10-February-1997

UAE

Abu Dhabi's SPC Gives Green Light For Another Petrochemical Project

The Abu Dhabi Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC) last week approved the construction of a new petrochemical complex with an output of 540,000 tons/year of ethylene dichloride (EDC) and 420,000 t/y of caustic soda to be located at Abu Dhabi's Ruwais industrial area. The complex will be the third petrochemical project at Ruwais alongside a projected polyethylene plant and an existing fertilizer...