Petro Rabigh to shut down polymers plants for maintenance

13/08/2015 Argaam

Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. (PetroRabigh) will shut down its polymers plants for 45 days starting from early October, as part of scheduled maintenance work, ICIS reported, citing an unnamed source close to the matter.

 

Facilities at the sites include a 600,000 ton/year linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant, a 300,000 tonne/year high density polyethylene (HDPE) line and a 700,000 tonne/year polypropylene (PP) line.

 

Petro Rabigh is a joint venture between Saudi Arabian Oil co. (Saudi Aramco) and Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical.

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