# SK Comprehensive Chemical and SABIC to build polyethylene plant in Jubail

SK Comprehensive Chemical and SABIC will jointly invest $519 million to build a Nexlene polyethylene plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The plant will have an annual capacity of 300,000 tons, with completion expected by December 2020 and commercial production in Q1 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-05-29
- Where: Jubail, Saudi Arabia
- Value: $519.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300,000 tons per year
- Products: polyethylene (Nexlene)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [SK Comprehensive Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/32195.md)
- [SABIC](https://endata.com/companies/3200.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [asiae.co.kr](https://www.asiae.co.kr/article/2018052911115411243), 2018-05-29: "SK종합화학이 총 투자비 5억1900만 달러(한화 약 5579억원)를 투자해 사우디아라비아 주베일에 화학제품 원료인 폴리에틸렌(상품명 넥슬렌) 공장을 건립한다."

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