# Daelim Industrial to build polybutene plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Daelim Industrial will build and operate a petrochemical plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, to produce 80,000 tons of polybutene annually. Construction starts in 2022 for commercial operation in 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-01-16
- Where: Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
- Starts operating: 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 80,000 tons per year
- Products: polybutene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Daelim Industrial](https://endata.com/companies/4600.md)
- [Total](https://endata.com/companies/406.md) (partner)
- [Aramco](https://endata.com/companies/2946.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ajupress.com](https://www.ajupress.com/view/20190116103718264), 2019-01-16: "Daelim said in a statement Wednesday that it would build a factory capable of producing 80,000 tons of polybutene annually in a petrochemical complex in Jubail."
- [businesskorea.co.kr](https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=28390), 2019-01-17: "Daelim Industrial announced on Jan. 16 that it would invest in the operation of a Polyisobutylene plant in Saudi Arabia."

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