VOL. XLV

No 22

3-June-2002

SAUDI ARABIA

GASAwards Construction Contract To Linde

TheNational Industrial Gases Company (GAS), an affiliate of Saudi Basic IndustriesCorporation (SABIC), on 27 May awarded Germanys Lindea SR350mn ($93mn) contract for the construction of air separation units at theindustrial city of al-Jubail. The new plant will havea capacity of 3,000 tons/day of oxygen and will also produce nitrogen, argon,krypton and xenon through cryogenic technology. Upon completion in late 2004,...