JGC Corp awarded ethylene plant order in Saudi Arabia

Japanese engineering company JGC Corp has been awarded an order to construct an ethylene plant in Saudi Arabia to be completed by mid-2011. The 200 bln yen order is one of the largest independent contracts ever awarded to a Japanese plant engineering company. The new plant will be one of the largest facilities of its kind and have an annual production capacity of 1.2 million tons for ethylene and will be built in the eastern coastal city of Jubail.