Saudi's PetroRabigh delayed turnaround schedule for polyolefin units

According to market sources, Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co (PetroRabigh) has delayed its turnaround schedule for its polyolefin plants from November 2016 to first quarter of 2017.

Based in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, the turnaround included a 350,000 tons/year of copolymer PP unit, a 250,000 tons/year of HDPE unit and a 650,000 tons/year LLDPE unit. The units are expected to remain off-stream for about a month.