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Petchems sector shows signs of recovery after torrid Q1

Saudi Arabia’s petrochemicals industry is showing tentative signs of recovery, although product prices are likely to remain under pressure despite the re-opening of the major market of China, analysts say. The sector is the kingdom’s most important earner after oil. Saudi has become a global petrochemicals player thanks to an abundant supply of feedstock gas […]

Saudi mining firm exports blue ammonia to China

Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) has exported its first shipments of low-carbon blue ammonia to China. The Saudi Exchange (Tadawul)-listed mining major signed an agreement to supply 25,000 tonnes of blue ammonia to China’s Shenghong Petrochemicals. Ma’aden is among the largest exporters of blue ammonia, having received certification for production in 2022. It will ship […]

The Sabic HQ in Riyadh. The petrochemicals factory in China will have an annual ethylene capacity of up to 1.8 million tonnes

Sabic Q1 2023 profit drops 90% to $176m on lower sales

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic), one of the largest global petrochemical companies, saw its net profit for the first quarter of 2023 tumble 90 percent to SAR660 million ($175.98 million) from SAR6.47 billion a year earlier. Revenue fell 25 percent year-on-year to SAR39.69 billion in Q1 2023. Average sales prices slipped 22 percent, while sales […]

Aramco delivers low-carbon ammonia shipment to Japan

Saudi Aramco’s first shipment of independently-certified low-carbon ammonia has reached Japan for use as fuel in power generation.  The ammonia was produced by Sabic Agri-Nutrients with feedstock from Aramco and sold by Aramco Trading Company to the Fuji Oil Company.  Mitsui OSK Lines was tasked with shipping the liquid to Japan, which will be transported […]

Saudi, Omani and Kuwaiti firms to set up petchem complex

Companies from Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait have signed an agreement to jointly develop a petrochemical complex in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm in Oman, state-run Oman News Agency reported. Oman’s OQ Group, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) and Kuwait Petroleum International aim to establish the petrochemical complex consisting of a steam cracker and […]

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Saudi and Chinese firms propose feasibility for petchem complex

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Aramco and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) to look into developing an integrated petrochemical complex with an existing refinery in Yanbu. The MoU would be valid for 18 months, the petrochemicals major said in a statement to the Saudi stock […]

Saudi Arabia ships world’s first consignment of blue ammonia

Saudi Arabia has shipped 50 kilometre-tonnes (kmt) of low-carbon blue ammonia to South Korea, representing a new landmark in the development of decarbonisation solutions. Vessel Seasurfer, carrying 25 kmt of certified low-carbon “cradle-to-gate” blue ammonia, is expected to reach its destination between December 9 and 13, marking the world’s first commercial shipment of its kind, […]

SABIC and Aramco plan crude into petrochemicals projects

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and Saudi Aramco are planning a joint project to convert crude into petrochemicals in Ras Al Khair, Reuters reported, citing energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. The project, which will be the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia, will be completed in the coming years and have a capacity […]