VOL.XXXVI

NO.50

13-SEPTEMBER-1993

SAUDI ARABIA

SABIC's Expansion Projects

In its 1992 Annual Report,the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has provided details of some of itsexpansionprojectswhicharecurrentlybeingimplemented.

SABIC,it will be recalled,lastMarch announced that its net income for 1992 fell 14.4% toSR1,964mn($524mn)from

SR2,295mn ($612mn) in 1991 (MEES,15 March).Thecorporation in 1992 produced 15.7mn tons ofvariousproducts,up

19.8% from 13.1mn tons in 1991,and sold 12.5mn...