Middle East Butadiene Production to Grow Significantly, an Industrial Info Market Brief

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Countries in the Middle East and Persian Gulf region like Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran and others are home to big chemical manufacturing hubs. They spend billions of dollars to build new facilities or repair and maintain existing ones.

Chemical producers in the region plan to spend about $2.12 billion to build new butadiene production units and maintain existing ones. Industrial Info is tracking 24 butadiene-related projects that include 13 maintenance projects, six grassroot facilities, four unit additions and one expansion. Click here for a list of projects and see graph below.