GPCA ’11: Petro Rabigh to switch LLDPE unit to EPPE in 2013
14 December 2011 13:44 [Source: ICIS news]
DUBAI (ICIS)--Saudi Arabia-based Petro Rabigh plans to switch one of its linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) plants at Rabigh to easy-processing polyethylene (EPPE) production in 2013, a company source said on Wednesday.
The Sumitomo Chemical and Saudi Aramco joint venture complex currently has two LLDPE plants at Rabigh, each with a 300,000 tonne/year capacity, the company source said.
Petro Rabigh’s EPPE plant will have the capacity to produce 200,000-300,000 tonnes/year of material, he said.
EPPE resin can substitute low density PE (LDPE) in many applications, he added.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the 6th GPCA (Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association) Forum, which is being held in
The GPCA Forum has the theme: “Moving Downstream – Creating Value and Sustainable Growth.”
For more on the 6th GPCA Forum visit ICIS news
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