SABIC’s Kemya to start commercial production in 2018
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
Market sources reported that SABIC is planning to start commercial production at all of its elastomers units at its Kemya complex in Jubail by the end of 2018.
SABIC had partially started production at Kemya complex and full production was initially scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2016.
The new complex, which is a 50:50 joint venture between SABIC and ExxonMobil, will be able to produce 400,000 tons/year of different grades of synthetic rubber such as butyl and styrene butadiene rubber, thermoplastic specialty polymers.
SABIC had partially started production at Kemya complex and full production was initially scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2016.
The new complex, which is a 50:50 joint venture between SABIC and ExxonMobil, will be able to produce 400,000 tons/year of different grades of synthetic rubber such as butyl and styrene butadiene rubber, thermoplastic specialty polymers.
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