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Polyisobutylene plant, Saudi Arabia

15th March 2019

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Polyisobutylene (PIB) plant.

Location
The project will be part of the large-scale petrochemicals complex of Amiral, in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Client
Daelim.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of a new 80 000 t state-of-the-art PIB plant.

The new petrochemicals facility will use feedstock from the Amiral complex. It is the first time that the PIB product will be developed in the Kingdom. The facility will produce a wide range of products in a plant, from conventional PIB to highly reactive PIB.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
The project is expected to come on stream in 2024.

Latest Developments
Saudi Aramco, with its partner, Total, have signed a memorandum of understanding with Daelim. The launch of the front-end engineering and design of the PIB plant will start in February 2019 and will be concluded in
the fourth quarter of 2019.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Daelim, +82 2 2011 7114

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Magazine Managing Editor

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