据烃加工新闻11月19日消息称，Al-Hejailan集团和陶氏公司成立了一家合资企业，在沙特阿拉伯王国设计、建造和运营聚丙烯酸（PAA）和乳液聚合物工厂。
Al-Hejailan将持有合资公司75%的股份，陶氏将拥有25%的股份。
这项合作伙伴关系将使Al-Hejailan和陶氏能够满足沙特阿拉伯王国和整个中东地区对涂料和水处理应用不断增长的客户需求，并打入新市场。
该工厂预计年产能为4万吨，由Al-Hejailan集团在普拉斯切姆园区建造和运营。工厂将使用陶氏的制造技术，陶氏将负责工厂产品的营销。该工厂预计于2021年开工建设，预计2023年投产。
Al-Hejailan Group首席执行官Faisal Al-Hejailan表示：“在Al-Hejailan集团，我们对这项投资感到兴奋，这项投资实现了我们集团整体战略的一个重要里程碑，并推动了沙特王国更强大和更广阔的下游制造能力的发展。这将进一步加强我们与陶氏化学的战略伙伴关系。”
陶氏总裁兼首席财务官Howard Ungerleider表示：“这项投资进一步加强了陶氏对服务该地区和促进沙特阿拉伯王国下游产业的承诺。与Al-Hejailan的战略合作建立在陶氏在沙特的长期业务基础上，并将长期支持我们陶氏及在整个地区的合作伙伴的增长潜力。”
韩婷 摘译自 烃加工新闻
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Al-Hejailan and Dow form joint venture
Al-Hejailan Group and Dow have formed a joint venture to design, build and operate a polyacrylic acid (PAA) and emulsion polymers plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Al-Hejailan will hold a 75% stake in the joint venture, and Dow will have 25% ownership.
This partnership will enable Al-Hejailan and Dow to meet growing customer demand for coatings and water treatment applications in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the broader Middle East region, as well as penetrate new markets.
The plant is expected to have a capacity of 40 000 tpy and will be built and operated by Al-Hejailan Group in Plaschem Park. The facility will utilise Dow’s manufacturing technologies, and Dow will be responsible for the marketing of the plant’s production. Construction of the plant is expected to begin in 2021 and production is expected to come Faisal Al-Hejailan, chief executive officer of Al- Hejailan Group, said “At Al- Hejailan Group, we are excited about this investment, which fulfills an important milestone in our group’s overall strategy and drives towards the development of more robust and expansive downstream manufacturing capabilities in the Kingdom. It further strengthens our strategic partnership with Dow.”
“This investment further reinforces Dow’s commitment to serving the region and promoting the downstream industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” said Howard Ungerleider, president and chief financial officer for Dow. “This strategic partnership with Al-Hejailan builds on Dow’s long-standing presence in the Kingdom and supports the long-term growth potential we see for Dow and our partners throughout the region.”
