Saudi's Sadara restarted cracker and PE units

According to market sources, Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) has restarted its cracker and PE units last weekend after a scheduled turnaround.

The complex is a join venture between Saudi Aramco and US-based Dow Chemical that based in the city of Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The cracker is able to produce 1.5 million tons/year of ethylene and 400,000 tons/year of propylene, meanwhile the company also has a total production capacity of 1.1 million tons/year for PE units. The units has been remaining off-stream for 6 weeks since 28 December 2016.