# LyondellBasell and Alujain assess new PDH and PP facility at NATPET site

Alujain and LyondellBasell are jointly assessing the construction of a new propylene via propane dehydrogenation (PDH) and polypropylene facility at the NATPET site, subject to a final investment decision.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-05-30
- Where: NATPET site, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
- Status: announced
- Products: propylene, polypropylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [LyondellBasell](https://endata.com/companies/1444.md) (investor)
- [Alujain Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/30599.md) (partner)
- [National Petrochemical Industrial Company](https://endata.com/companies/37735.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [lyondellbasell.com](https://www.lyondellbasell.com/en/who-we-are/updates-events/corporate--financial-news/lyb-expands-core-pp-business-with-35-stake-in-natpet-from-alujain-in-saudi-arabia/), 2024-05-30: "Alujain and LYB are also jointly assessing the construction of a new propylene via propane dehydrogenation (PDH) and PP facility at the NATPET site, subject to a final investment decision."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lyb-expands-core-pp-business-with-35-stake-in-natpet-from-alujain-in-saudi-arabia-302159418.html), 2024-05-30: "Alujain and LYB are also jointly assessing the construction of a new propylene via propane dehydrogenation (PDH) and PP facility at the NATPET site, subject to a final investment decision."

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