Munich — The Linde Group will design, deliver, and construct the new turnkey gas facilities – ammonia, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen – at Sadara Chemical Co.’s site in the Jubail 2 petrochemical cluster in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The project includes a single-stream NH3 unit producing waterless liquid ammonia, as well as a large NH3 storage tank. Linde’s investment in the project is expected to be $380 million. The production units are scheduled to be ready in 2015. Once built, they will be operated by Linde’s Gases Division. Sadara, which is a joint venture of Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) and The Dow Chemical Co., will use carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and ammonia, primarily for the production of aromatics, isocyanates (MDI and TDI), amines, and hydrogen peroxide. Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and 2,4 toluene diisocyanate (TDI) are used in the production of polyurethanes, an essential component in many products, ranging from synthetic fibers through insulating foam and adhesives to mattresses and car seats. Sadara will construct, own, and operate a world-scale integrated chemicals complex at the site with a differentiated product mix, most of which will be produced locally for the first time.
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