EASTERN INDUSTRIAL
Building new glass fibre plant in Al Jubail / Rovings and mats production to kick off in 2012
 Plans for the new glass fibre plant in Al Jubail (Illustration: Eico) |
A new plant for the manufacture of glass fibres is about to come on stream in the Middle East. Following the commissioning of a new plant by Saleh & Abdulaziz Abahsain (Al Khobar / Saudi Arabia; www.abahsain.net) – see Plasteurope.com of 25.08.2010 – Eastern Industrial (Eico, Riyadh / Saudi Arabia; www.eico.com.sa) is about to start building its own such facility.
With a price tag of USD 159m, capacity of the new Al Jubail plant is to stand at 60,000 t/y initially, with plans to double capacity in the medium term. The new facility is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2011, and the plant’s commissioning has been earmarked for early 2012. Once in operation, the plant will manufacture direct rovings, fibres, chooped strands and chopped strand mats made of ECR glass fibres with a high corrosion resistance. All products are to be marketed both domestically and abroad.
With a price tag of USD 159m, capacity of the new Al Jubail plant is to stand at 60,000 t/y initially, with plans to double capacity in the medium term. The new facility is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2011, and the plant’s commissioning has been earmarked for early 2012. Once in operation, the plant will manufacture direct rovings, fibres, chooped strands and chopped strand mats made of ECR glass fibres with a high corrosion resistance. All products are to be marketed both domestically and abroad.
14.02.2011 Plasteurope.com [218578-0]
Published on 14.02.2011
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