Riyadh – Saudi International Petrochemical Co (Sipchem) on Sunday announced the beginning of commercial operation of Polybutylene Terephthalate Plant (PBT) located in its complex in Jubail Industrial City.Saudi Sipchem commercial PBT plant
PBT plants is owned by Sipchem Chemical Company, which is a 95% subsidiary of Sipchem.
Sipchem also stated that the financial impact of full commercial operations will start to appear in its financials starting from the third quarter of 2018, according to a statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).The annual production capacity of the project amounted to 63,000 metric tonnes, the Saudi petrochemical firm noted.
“The commercial operation of the PBT plant, the first of its kind in the Middle East, is an important step in Sipchem expansion and growth strategy. The addition of the PBT plant will allow Sipchem to further realize the benefit of its integrated package of products and will strengthen the added value chain,” Sipchem’s CEO Ahmad Al-Ohali said.The parent firms own the whole capital of Sipchem Chemical Company, the statement showed.
Sipchem last reported a 65.1% year-on-year surge in its net profits, registering SAR 151.4 million in the first quarter of 2018, compared to SAR 91.7 million in Q1-17.
By 12:22 pm Saudi time, Sipchem’s stock rose 2.41% to SAR 22.96.
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