Saudi Arabian producer Advanced Petrochemical said on Monday that it will build a pipeline to connect its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant to the cracker of Jubail United Petrochemical Co (JUPC), to promote industrial integration, said the company.
In a filing to the Saudi bourse, Advanced Petrochemical said it awarded a Saudi riyal (SR) 51m (USD14m) engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) contract for the pipeline to Gas Arabia.
The pipeline system will supply by-product gaseous stream containing high value chemicals from Advanced to JPUC’s cracker for processing and upgrade.
Advanced Petrochemical operates a PDH unit that produces 455,000 tonnes/year of propylene in Al Jubail, as well as two polypropylene (PP) units at the site with a combined capacity of 480,000 tonnes/year.
JUPC has a steam cracker in Al Jubail with a 1.45m tonne/year ethylene capacity, and further produces diethylene glycol (DEG), ethylene glycols, ethylene oxide (EO) and linear olefins.
We remind, Advanced Petrochemical Company, based in Saudi Arabia, said that one of its subsidiary, Advanced Polyolefins Industry Company has signed several agreements worth USD1.6 B to fund the construction of plants at Jubail Industrial City II. The project includes a development of a propane dehydrogenation plant with a total annual capacity of 843,000 tons in addition to a polypropylene (800,000 tons) and a isopropanol facility (70,000 tons).
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