VOL. XXXIX 

No. 26 

25-March-1996 

SAUDI ARABIA 

Cornerstone For Caustic Soda Plant Laid 

The cornerstone for a new 50,000 ton/year caustic soda plant was laid last week in the industrial town of Jubail at a ceremony attended by the Minister of Industry and Electricity, Dr. Hashim 'Abd Allah Yamani, and Prince Faisal ibn Turki, Chairman of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. The plant, whose cost is estimated at SR79mn ($21mn), is scheduled to start...