MOU With Oman Oil For Setting Up 1.2 MT PTA Plant
Source: www.gulfoilandgas.com 2/4/2010, Location: Middle East
JBF has signed MOU with Oman Oil Company (part of Oman Refinery) owned by Government of Oman for setting up a 1.2 Million (12 Lacs) Tonnes per annum Purified Terephthalic Acid – PTA plant at Oman as a Joint Venture, at an approximate cost of USD 680 Million.
Project envisages to consume PTA’s raw material - Paraxylene produced by Oman Oil Company. The project will be co-located in the premises of Oman Aromatics to enable transportation of Paraxylene to the PTA plant by a dedicated pipeline.