# Saudi petrochemical company and SK Gas to build $1.8B chemical plants in Jubail

Saudi Arabia's petrochemical company and SK Gas Petrochemical will build a propane dehydrogenation and propylene facility in Jubail Industrial City, with a combined investment of $1.8 billion. The plants will produce over 1.6 million tonnes of propylene and polypropylene annually, with commercial operations expected by the second half of 2024.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-03-30
- Where: Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
- Value: $1.80B
- Starts operating: Q3 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.6 million tonnes per year of propylene and polypropylene
- Products: propylene, polypropylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Saudi Aramco](https://endata.com/companies/304.md) (supplier)
- [SK Gas Petrochemical](https://endata.com/companies/46196.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [egyptoil-gas.com](https://egyptoil-gas.com/news/saudi-arabia-to-build-two-chemical-production-plants-worth-1-8-billion/), 2020-03-30: "The projects will be set up in Jubail Industrial City, with the capacity to produce more than 1.6 million tonnes of propylene and polypropylene every year."

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