New SAP plant for Saudi
Friday, April 30th, 2010Evonik Industries AG, National Industrialization Company (Tasnee) and Sahara Petrochemicals are planning to set up a joint venture to produce superabsorbent polymers in Saudi Arabia.
Their intention is to build a world-scale facility with an annual capacity of 80,000 metric tons at Jubail to start-up would be in the first quarter of 2013.
“This is an important step for the Evonik Group in the growing Middle East market and represents a significant expansion of our leading position in superabsorbent polymers,” said Dr Klaus Engel commented Dr. Engel.
Evonik is a world-leading producer of superabsorbent polymers as the key basic material for the manufacture of diapers and feminine hygiene products. (more…)