VOL. XXXVI

NO. 31

3-MAY-1993

SAUDI ARABIA

GAS Completes Expansion Of Jubail Plant

The National Industrial Gases Company (GAS), on 16 April completed theconstruction of a new unit which will raise the production capacity at itsJubail plant from the current 438,000 tons/year of oxygen and 219,000 t/y ofnitrogen to 876,000 t/y and 490,000 t/y respectively. Test production at the newplant has started and normal operations are scheduled to begin next August. Thenew plant has cost SR225mn ($60mn), of...