VOL. XXXVI

NO. 26

29-MARCH-1993

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia Plans First MTBE/ETBE Gasoline Additive Plant

The Saudi Petrochemical Company (Sadaf) announced on 22 March that it will construct the world's first combined Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)/Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE) plant in Jubail. The 700,000 ton/year plant will be capable of "switching" to produce either MTBE or ETBE, environmentally clean octane enhancers that replace lead in gasoline and reduce...