Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012

(This article was first published Tuesday.)

BEIRUT (Zawya Dow Jones)--Saudi Arabia's Alujain Corp. (2170.SA) Tuesday said its unit National Petrochemical Industrial Co., or NatPet, has signed an agreement to secure a $20 million revolving credit facility from the Saudi Fund for Development.

The three-year facility is part of the Saudi Export Program and aims to support Natpet's exports, Alujain said in a statement posted on the Saudi bourse website.

Natpet has provided a corporate guarantee against the facility, according to the statement.

Alujain, which invests in petrochemicals and industrial projects, holds a 57.4% stake in NatPet that manufactures propylene and polypropylene, according to Zawya.com data.

Alujain shares closed Monday -0.3% at SAR16.65.

Write to Shikrallah Nakhoul at shikrallah@zawya.com

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