Oman’s largest chemical plant to start production next year

The first phase of a $300 million polymer project in Oman’s Sohar Port will be launched in the first quarter of next year.

The plant will be operated by ZL EOR Chemicals, a Canada-based specialist in enhanced oil recovery projects.

The facility’s capacity will reach 350,000 tonnes per annum on completion, placing it among the world’s largest producers of acrylamide and polyacrylamide, Oman Daily Observer newspaper reported.

These chemicals are used for enhanced oil recovery, fracking and drilling.

The facility will manufacture high-quality polyacrylamide products to support oilfield operations across the Middle East and export markets, said Alexey Andrianov, sales and technology director for ZL EOR Chemicals.

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In 2019, ZL EOR Chemicals launched what was then Oman’s first ever polymer manufacturing plant in Raysut industrial city on Dhofar Governorate.

In December 2024, a Canada-based chemical producer and its local partner, Polymer Experts, started constructing a chemical manufacturing facility on a 250,000 sq m plot in Sohar.