28 August 2016
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Sadara is the only company to crack naphtha
in Saudi Arabia
The MFC will allow Sadara to produce
a diversified range of plastics and chemical products
The MFC contains 12 furnaces to crack
naphtha and ethane
Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) announces
that it has started up its mixed feed cracker (MFC)
on August 28, 2016.
The MFC is the only one of its kind in Saudi Arabia
and will allow Sadara to produce
a diversified range of plastics and chemical products.
The MFC is made up of 12 furnaces, of these,
seven will be used to crack ethane (gas),
while the remaining
five will be used to crack naphtha (liquid).
Three of the five liquid furnaces are designed
so that they can switch between
gas and liquid feedstock.
The MFC is one of 26 manufacturing units
located in the $20 billion Sadara chemical complex
in Jubail Industrial City II.
Of these units, 14 will deliver products
that are completely new
to being produced in the Kingdom.
Ziad Al-Labban
Sadara CEO
“Making memorable history is always cause
for celebration,
and I am immensely appreciative
and proud of everyone
who contributed to this achievement.
The mixed-feed cracker is
the heart of the Sadara chemical complex
and the single-most important component
that underpins our vision
to be a game changer
within the local and regional chemical industry.”
“The state-of-the-art mixed-feed cracker
allows us
to produce our own basic chemicals on-site,
and subsequently
to convert these basic chemicals
into a wide range of value-added plastics
and specialty chemicals
through our other manufacturing units.
It also allows us to adjust
our production levels of chemicals
between naphtha-based and ethane-based feedstock
in accordance with market demand.”
“Sadara’s products will help fill a significant gap
in a regional chemical industry
dominated by commodity products,
with less than 1% of petrochemical production
currently defined as
specialty chemicals.
The introduction of the specialty petrochemicals
and chemicals will help support
the drive to broaden
the secondary and tertiary petrochemical manufacturing
landscape in Saudi Arabia, thus making
the Kingdom a leading cornerstone
to meet the growing demand for
specialty products locally and regionally,”
In addition to supplying international markets,
Sadara’s products will be utilized
for downstream applications by investors located in
the adjacent PlasChem Park,
a collaborative effort between Sadara and
the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.
Located adjacent to the Sadara chemical complex,
PlasChem Park
offers the advantages of the strong
industrial and regulatory infrastructure in Jubail,
secure feedstock, proximity to growing
and emerging markets, and a qualified local workforce.
Collectively, these factors offer
investors unprecedented growth and
development opportunities, the potential to create
thousands of sustainable jobs, and
make a positive and lasting impact on
the Saudi economy.
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