Aramco and Sumitomo Plan Further Rabigh Expansion

Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical, equal partners in PetroRabigh, a refining and petrochemicals project worth more than $9.8 billion at Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, have begun studying a major expansion of the complex, sources say. The expansion, dubbed “phase 2 of PetroRabigh,” is expected to cost a further $4 billion-$5 billion, and include an aromatics complex and plants producing several intermediates. The product slate for phase 2 is expected to include about a dozen products such as polycarbonate (PC), polyurethanes, methyl methacrylate (MMA), and...

This information is only available to Chemical Week subscribers.

Forgot your user ID or password?
Click here to have it sent to you.

Email Address First Name Last Name

Not an IHS Chemical Week 24/7 member yet? Here's why you should be: Searchable online archive access of the last 2 years of Chemical Week. Print or digital magazine subscription Price and market change alerts Economic data and statistics Buyers' Guides Webcasts | whitepapers