Sunday, May 05, 2013

RIYADH (Zawya Dow Jones)--Saudi Arabia's Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. (2380.SA) on Sunday said it expects a 180 million riyal ($48 million) financial impact on second-quarter earnings as a result of maintenance work at its ethane-cracker unit.

Maintenance was completed, and gradual restart of the unit began on Friday, the company said in a statement posted on the Saudi stock exchange website.

Rabigh shares closed down 0.3% at SAR16.05 on Sunday.

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