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| Background |
Arabian Industrial Fibers Company (Ibn Rushd)Arabian Industrial Fibers Company (Ibn Rushd) plans to expand the Yanbu Petrochemicals Complex at Ibn Rushd complex, in Yanbu Industrial City 1, Saudi Arabia.
The project is a part of SABIC's plans to boost total production to 130 million tonnes of petrochemicals by 2020.
The project includes three expansion packages: PTA plant expansion, PET plant expansion and aromatics plant expansion.
UHDEUHDE is the FEED consultant. |
| Expected Events |
| Schedule |
Contract Phase/Phase |
Description |
| Q1 2014 |
Completion | Project expected to be completed
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| Latest Events |
In January 2012, construction of the PET Plant package started.
In Q1 2014, the PET plant expansion, the aromatics plant expansion and the PTA plant expansion packages are expected to be completed. |
| Previous Events |
In December 2011, construction of the Aromatics Plant Package started.
In July 2011, engineering works started for the PET plant.
In April 2011, the EPC contract for the PET plant package was awarded to SinopecSinopec.
In December 2010, the EPC contracts for the aromatics and PTA plants expansion packages were awarded to CTCI CorporationCTCI Corporation.
In June 2009, the overall FEED consultancy contract was awarded to UHDEUHDE.
In January 2009, the project was announced. |
| Scope of Work |
The project includes the expansion of Yanbu petrochemical complex including:
- 350,000 t/y PTA plant
- 370,000 t/y PET plant
- 250,000 t/y aromatics plant |
| Contract Packages |
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| Schedule | Contract Phase/Phase | Description |
| Jan 2009 |
Announcement | Project announced
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| Jun 2009 |
FEED | Contract awarded to UHDEUHDE
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| Dec 2010 |
EPC | Contract of the PTA and aromatics plants expansion awarded to CTCI CorporationCTCI Corporation
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| Apr 2011 |
EPC | Contract awarded to SinopecSinopec for PET plant package
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| Dec 2011 |
Construction | Construction of the Aromatics Plant Package started
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| Jan 2012 |
Construction | Construction of the PET Plant package started
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| Q1 2014 |
Completion | Project expected to be completed
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