Farabi Petrochemicals’ fourth Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) in Yanbu is now up and running, the company said in a statement. The USD 950 mn facility adds 120k tons to LAB’s annual capacity, making it the largest LAB producer in the world, the statement said.

More details: The plant uses kerosene and benzene feedstock supplied by nearby Saudi Aramco refineries. Banque Saudi Fransi helped finance the project.

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ALSO- Farabi signed an MoU with Unilever to expand their two-decade supply partnership. Unilever, the world’s largest LAB buyer, uses the compound as a key ingredient in household and industrial cleaning products, Farabi said.

About Farabi: Al Farabi Petrochemical Group operates plants in the industrial cities of Jubail and Yanbu, as well as China, with annual production exceeding 1 mn tons. Its output of petrochemical intermediates and specialty surfactants is used in sectors like consumer goods, fuel processing, mining, and oilfield services.

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BPI enters Saudi market: France’s BPI will invest SAR 375 mn in its first Saudi project under a contract with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon), state news agency SPA reported. The project will see BPI develop industrial pharma facilities on over 51k sqm of land in the Sudair Industrial and Business City. The facilities will produce human and veterinary pharma products, medicinal herbs, surgical dressings, pure chemical sugar, and blood sugar monitoring devices.

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