Yanbu petrochemicals complex starts up

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Mobil World; (United States)

OSTI ID:5879271

Ten years after initial planning began, the Yanbu petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia is in operation - on schedule and $600 million under its original $2.4 billion budget. The complex, a joint venture between Mobil and the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), has world-scale units with a total capacity to produce 700 million pounds of high and low-density polyethylene and 440 million pounds of ethylene glycol a year. Initial production of ethylene, the petrochemical intermediate, began in December, followed by initial polyethylene production in January. Remaining polyethylene lines and the ethylene glycol unit will go on stream in the next few months. The polyethylenes will be sold world-wide for manufacture of plastic film, pipe, bottles, and molded products. The glycol will also be sold worldwide and will be used to make automotive coolants and polyester fibers.

• OSTI ID: 5879271
• Journal Information: Mobil World; (United States), Journal Name: Mobil World; (United States) Vol. 51:1; ISSN MOWOD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
ALCOHOLS
ASIA
CHEMICAL PLANTS
GLYCOLS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
OPERATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYETHYLENES
POLYMERS
POLYOLEFINS
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SAUDI ARABIA