...Could Extend Saudi Satorp JV; Ponders Chinese Styrenics Acquisition

摘要

Total Petrochemicals' polymers production, comprised of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene, is expected to grow at an average worldwide rate of 3%/year in the medium term, with most of the growth in the Mideast and Asia, says Graeme Burnett, SVP/Middle East and Asia at Total Petrochemicals. The Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co joint venture with Saudi Aramco is building a 400,000-bbl/day export refinery and aromatics complex at Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia for completion in the second half of 2013.