Oman Chlorine to set up $70m JV plant in Abu Dhabi
Aamir Ashraf
12-Nov-2013
DUBAI (ICIS)–Oman
Chlorine is to set up a $70m chlor-alkali plant in Abu Dhabi
to cater for the oil and gas sector in the region, a senior
company official said on Tuesday.
Union Chlorine, a joint venture between Oman Chlorine and Abu
Dhabi-based private firm Horizon Energy, would produce 70
tonnes/day of caustic soda, hydrochloric acid and sodium
hypochlorite.
The plant would begin commercial production in the third
quarter of 2015.
Walid Azhari, managing director of Oman Chlorine, said the
project is the natural second step for the company to expand
outside Oman.
“There is a lot of drilling activity going on in the region
and the company is also all geared up to meet expected growth
in demand with a new plant in Abu Dhabi,” Azhari said.
The company also has a joint venture in Qatar called Gulf
Chlorine.
Muscat-listed Oman Chlorine at present caters mainly to its
domestic market. It produces 45 tonnes/day of caustic lye
(liquid caustic soda), hydrochloric acid, sodium
hypochlorite, caustic flakes and calcium chloride.
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