Saudi Sipchem starts trial runs at new Jubail EVA/LDPE swing plant
Pearl Bantillo
04-Aug-2014
SINGAPORE
(ICIS)–Saudi International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) has
started trial runs at its new ethylene vinyl acetate/low
density polyethylene (EVA/LDPE) swing plant in Jubail, the
company said over the weekend.
Test runs at the 200,000 tonne/year plant began on 26 July, Sipchem said in a disclosure to the Saudi Stock Exchange on Sunday.
The plant, which cost about Saudi riyal (SR) 3bn to build, is owned by International Polymers Co –which is 75%-owned by Sipchem, with the remaining 25% held by South Korean producer Hanwha Chemical.
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