With effect from 2013, SABICSABIC has has has signed a long-term contract with Oiltanking Stolthaven Antwerp NV for storage services. The agreement will ensure an uninterrupted supply of feedstocks to SABICSABIC's two major naphtha cracking facilities in Geleen, The Netherlands. Oiltanking Stolthaven Antwerp, based in Belgium, will provide state-of-the-art storage with zero-emission tanks that exceeds Belgian environmental regulations, helping SABICSABIC to ensure a sustainable supply chain. Next to that, a new jetty will be constructed facilitating insuring a very reliable service. This long-term partnership underscores SABICSABIC's strong commitment to its worldwide customers and service providers as well as to its production facilities at the Geleen site in the southern part of the Netherlands.
"This strategic agreement is an important aspect of SABICSABIC's new initiative to streamline the logistics of our global supply chain, thus enabling us to respond more quickly to changing customer needs," said Yousef Al-Zamel, Executive Vice-President Chemicals, SABICSABIC. "At the same time, we are pursuing investments and partnerships, such as the one with Oiltanking Stolthaven, which increase the sustainability of our supply chain. New vapour-recovery storage tanks in Antwerp, high-efficiency, large-capacity tankers and a pipeline with the latest safety features result in an end-to-end supply system that ranks among the most efficient and environmentally responsible in the world."
Oiltanking Stolthaven Antwerp is a joint venture between Oiltanking GmbH and Stolthaven Terminals B.V. operating an independent terminal in Antwerp handling petroleum products, chemicals and gases.
07-Oct-10 
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