Sadara, one of Saudi Arabia’s largest petrochemicals companies, has been forced to temporarily shut down its facilities as a result of the disruption caused by the Middle East war. The company, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco (65%) and US chemicals giant Dow Chemical (35%), operates a complex centered on a 1.5mn t/y mixed feed cracker in Jubail Industrial City on the Gulf coast.
In a 31 March filing on Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul exchange, Sadara attributed the temporary shutdown to “several factors, including ongoing disruption to Sadara’s supply chains.” It added that it could not provide an estimate for when it might restart production “as this is contingent on domestic and international factors.” (CONTINUED - 610 WORDS)
