On July 3, Saudi International Petrochemical Company announced the commercialization of a new polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) unit from Sipchem Chemical Company, a subsidiary of the company. The unit is located in Saudi Jubail Industrial City. The PBT unit The performance test has been successfully completed, ensuring efficiency, productivity and product quality.
The PBT unit has a design capacity of 63,000 tons/year. PBT is a high-grade specialty thermal engineering polymer with a wide range of applications for automotive, electrical/electronics and engineering plastics.
Sipchem CEO Ahmad Al-Ohali commented that the PBT device is the first such device in the Middle East, and the commercial operation of the device is an important step in the company's expansion and growth strategy. The addition of PBT devices will enable Sipchem to further realize its The benefits of a package of products, and will strengthen the high value-added industry chain.