Saudi Butanol Company (SaBuCo) is preparing to start trial operations at its largest butanol plant in Jubail in Q3-2015. To be carried out for around six months, the trial operations will test equipment and production efficiency through technical licensing and contracts. Plant capacity comprises of 330,000 tons of n-butanol and 11,000 tons of iso-butanol on a yearly basis, with an estimated investment of SR1.93 bln, as per Arab News.
SaBuCo is a joint venture of Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company, Sadara Chemical Company — a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Company — and Saudi Acrylic Acid Company (SAAC), an affiliate of Tasnee and Sahara Petrochemicals. The three partners in the joint venture will have equal stake in production quantities for use in manufacturing industries or for sales in local and overseas markets.
29-Jun-15 
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