Sadara, a joint-venture between Dow Chemical Company and Saudi Aramco has started its mixed feed cracker, the only one of its kind in the Middle East and one of 26 manufacturing units that will be part of the Sadara chemical complex.
Located in Jubail Industrial City along the Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia, Sadara was established in October 2011 to be the largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase and to include 26 integrated manufacturing plants.
The complex has already commissioned two polyethylene trains and ships polyethylene to nearly 100 customers in 25 countries.
According to Sadara’s CEO, Ziad Al-Labban, the mixed-feed cracker just brought online, “is the heart of the Sadara chemical complex and the single-most important component that underpins our vision to be a game changer within the local and regional chemical industry.”
Dow CEO, Andrew Liveris added that, “the startup of the mixed feed cracker is a pivotal next step in realizing the full value creation of this world-scale integrated complex, which builds upon the unique strengths of its parent companies to deliver a portfolio of differentiated, high-value plastics and specialty chemical products throughout emerging economies.”
Ultimately, Sadara will produce annually 3 million metric tons of petrochemicals adding tremendous downstream value for Saudi Arabia and for Dow.
