Saudi's PetroRabigh to shut polyolefin plants for maintenance

According to market sources, Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co (PetroRabigh) is planning to shut the polyolefin plants in November 2016 for a scheduled turnaround.

Based in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, the company is able to produce 700,000 tons/year of PP, 600,000 tons/year of LLDPE and 300,000 tons/year of HDPE. The company is going to shut one of its PP lines and all PE lines for about a month.