# Aramco and Sinopec sign deal for petrochemical expansion at Yasref refinery

Aramco, Sinopec, and their joint venture Yasref have signed a Venture Framework Agreement to advance a large-scale petrochemical expansion at the Yasref refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The project includes a 1.8 million tons/year steam cracker and a 1.5 million tons/year aromatics complex.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-04-09
- Where: Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.8 million tons/year steam cracker; 1.5 million tons/year aromatics complex
- Products: petrochemicals, aromatics
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Aramco](https://endata.com/companies/2946.md)
- [Sinopec](https://endata.com/companies/1143.md) (partner)
- [Yasref](https://endata.com/companies/84043.md) (target)

## Sources

- [chemorbis.com](https://www.chemorbis.com/en/plastics-news/Aramco-Sinopec-sign-deal-for-major-petrochemical-expansion/2025/04/09/930697), 2025-04-08: "Aramco, Sinopec, and their joint venture Yasref have signed a Venture Framework Agreement (VFA) to advance plans for a large-scale petrochemical expansion at the Yasref refinery in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia."

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