SABIC inaugurates POM plant
Published by Callum O'Reilly,
Senior Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
SABIC has announced that it recently inaugurated the first ever polyacetal (POM) plant in the Middle East and Africa region at its joint venture manufacturing affiliate, The National Methanol Company (Ibn Sina), in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
This marks another milestone in the company’s growth strategy in the highly competitive global engineering thermoplastics industry.
The new plant, with a capacity of 50 000 t, was opened with a ceremony in the presence of SABIC Vice Chairman and CEO, Yousef Al-Benyan, SABIC executives and representatives from the joint venture partner, CTE, which is jointly owned by Celanese Corp. and Duke Energy. The new plant reflects SABIC’s 2025 strategy to provide new polymer solutions that answer customer challenges for changing market requirements, while supporting the development of local content in national industries, in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, Executive Vice President of Petrochemicals at SABIC, said, “The startup of the plant reflects our strategic commitment to diversify our solutions. We seek to create long-term value for our customers in a range of industries, including automotive, building and construction, consumer goods, appliances and lighting.”
Marcel van Amerongen, Vice President, Celanese, added: “Ibn Sina is a fine example of successful collaboration between two large industrial companies by combining knowledge and a strong commitment. The new plant is expected to make a long-term contribution to the local economy and support the growth of the plastics industry”.
Polyacetal is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic material that has the potential to replace metal in many applications due to its high strength, exceptional dimensional stability and ease of machining.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/petrochemicals/10042018/sabic-inaugurates-pom-plant/
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