VOL. XXXVIIINO. 105-DECEMBER-1994

Saudi Arabia

SABIC Approves 850,000 T/Y Methanol Plant For Al-Razi

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has approved plans to build anew 850,000 ton/year methanol plant at Jubail for the Saudi Methanol Company(Al-Razi) its 50/50 joint venture with a consortium of Japanese companies led byMitsubishi Gas Chemical Company. The Razi plant, which went on stream in 1983,doubled its production capacity of chemical grade methanol to 1.2mn t/y in 1992,but...