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Ma'aden restarts ammonia and diammonium phosphate plants
Saudi Arabian Mining Co.’s (Ma’aden; Riyadh) subsidiary Ma’aden Phosphate Co. (MPC) has restarted its ammonia manufacturing complex at Ras Az Zawr, Saudi Arabia, the company announced today. The 1.1-million m.t./year ammonia plant was...

Sipchem starts up ethyl and butyl acetate complex at Al Jubail
Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem; Al Khubar, Saudi Arabia) has started up its ethyl acetate and butyl acetate manufacturing plant at Al Jubail. The facility is owned by Sipchem Chemicals, a wholly owned Sipchem subsidiary. The plant’s...

Petro Rabigh restarts ethane cracker, estimates hit on second-quarter results of SR180 million
Petro Rabigh, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical, says it has completed maintenance work on its ethane cracker at Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. The olefins unit had been down since 21 April. Petro Rabigh is carrying out safety checks and is in...

Saudi acrylic acid, EDC, and caustic soda projects begin trial runs
Sahara Petrochemicals (Riyadh) says the Saudi Acrylic Acid Co., its equally owned joint venture with National Industrialization Co. (Tasnee), has begun trial runs at some of its Al Jubail–based facilities, including utilities. The companies intend...

Saudi Kayan brings polycarbonate plant back online; amines units to follow
Saudi Kayan, a Sabic affiliate, says that its polycarbonate manufacturing facility at Al Jubail has been brought back onstream following maintenance. Kayan announced end of January that it is shutting down a number of plants for “scheduled periodic...

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