Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Saudi- Sipchem unit to shut methanol plant for maintenance


(MENAFN- Arab News) ALKHOBAR: Saudi International Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) said one of its affiliates will shut a methanol plant for around three weeks for maintenance and some repairs.

The shutdown which will start on Wednesday will boost efficiency and production Sipchem said in a bourse filing.

As a result of the outage Sipchem will incur losses of SR35 million ($9.3 million) which will be reflected in the fourth-quarter financial results.

The company has taken precautions to alleviate the impact of the shutdown on its customers it said.

The unit in question International Methanol Company (IMC) is 65-percent owned by Sipchem while a group of Japanese companies hold the rest. It has an annual production of 967000 tons of methanol according to Sipchem's website.









Arab News

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