Al Rushaid Construction Co. Ltd. (ARCC), a joint venture between the Philippines’ EEI Corporation and Saudi Arabia’s Al Rushaid Petroleum Investment Company (ARPIC), has revealed that it has been awarded a contract to construct a Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) plant in Saudi Arabia. The value of the contract is SAR 800 million.
The PDH plant is located in Jubail 2 Industrial City, in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.
Last month, ARCC signed a contract to build Advance Polyolefins Industry Company’s (APOC) PDH Plant, as well as its utilities and off-sites (UTOS). Within a timescale of 25 months, ARCC will complete the project’s civil, building, steel structure, mechanical, tank, piping, painting, electrical, and instrumentation work.
The value of the contract is SAR 800 million
The PDH plant is a facility that produces propylene by removing hydrogen from propane, while UTOS consists of water and air essential to plant utility production facilities, producing steam, auxiliary facilities, and water treatment facilities. APOC has contracted Lummus Technology of the US for licensing of its proprietary CATOFIN technology for the PDH Plant.
The PDH propylene plant will have a nameplate capacity of 843,000 tonnes per year
The PDH propylene plant will have a nameplate capacity of 843,000 tonnes per year, feeding two 400,000-tonne-per-year Polypropylene (PP) plants for the production of specialised polymers by makers of face masks, autos, pipes, food packaging, and textiles.
Aramco will provide propane feedstock under a long-term contract.
Mechanical completion of the project is slated for November 2023.
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