VOL. XL

No. 14

7-April-1997

UAE

Dugas Belatedly Inaugurates Its 500,000 Ton/Year MTBE Plant

Two years after the start up in April 1995 of its 500,000ton/year methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) plant at Jebel Ali, the Dubai Natural GasCompany (Dugas) on 30 March held its official inauguration ceremony for the plant. Dugas,which is wholly-owned by the Government of Dubai, said in a statement that its MTBE plant,the first of its kind in the UAE, was operating at full capacity. The full output...