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سابك سوف تكون اكبر منتج الاثلين جليكول في العالم في عام 2006 م لمواجهة الطلب المتزايد على البتروكيماويات


DUBAI — Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) will be the largest producer of ethylene glycol in the world by 2006, said Khaled Al Mana, vice-president, Intermediates, Sabic, in a media conference held in conjunction with Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC) 2005.



He said: "The company is currently expanding its operations in the Middle East to meet the fast growing demand for petrochemicals, especially in intermediates and polyolefins. By 2006, Sabic will have a total ethylene glycol production capacity of 3.9 million metric tonnes per year and meet over 22 per cent of global demand, out of which 3 million will be marketed by Sabic. The company exports some 75 per cent of its mono ethylene glycol (MEG) production to Asia. When 630,000 metric tonnes come on stream at Jubail United Petrochemical Company, which will be the world's biggest ethylene glycol plant."

Sabic's current and planned investment for overall production expansions exceeds $8 billion and aims to increase overall annual production from 43 million metric tons in 2004 to more than 60 million metric tonnes by 2008. In addition to United-2, Sabic is currently constructing two new plants which will increase the total production capacity of ethylene glycol (EG) by more than 2 million metric tons a year. Eastern Petrochemical Company, a 50:50 Sabic joint venture established in 1981 with a consortium of Japanese companies led by Mitsubishi Corporation, will add 2.9 million metric tonnes per year of ethylene, ethylene glycol and polyethylene by 2008 at its site in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Construction works have also begun at the Yansab Complex in Yanbu Industrial City located in Saudi Arabia, to further increase Sabic's production capacity. The production capacity of Yansab is 1.3 million metric tonnes per year of ethylene and 400,000 metric tonnes per year of propylene, added Al Manna.

Al Mana said: "Asia is our fastest growing and most important market for Sabic as it accounts for over 40 per cent of our exports. Sabic is embarking on an expansion plan for Asia including increasing our network facilities and services to better serve our valued customers. We also look forward to continuing our successful and strategic alliances with our Japanese partners."
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