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Chemical ManufacturingRiyadh, Saudi Arabia201-500 Employees
Sahara Petrochemicals is a Riyadh-based chemical manufacturing company established in 2004 as a Saudi joint stock company. It aims to invest in chemical and petrochemical projects to produce propylene, polypropylene, ethylene, polyethylene and related hydrocarbons, and it forms joint ventures in Jubail Industrial City with foreign partners to develop and market primary materials. The company seeks to own its raw-materials supply and utilities and to acquire real estate and facilities to store and display its products, reflecting its integrated approach to production and distribution. In its early stage, Sahara Petrochemicals has positioned polypropylene as a key product, with projects including AL WAHA Petrochemicals and Saudi Ethylene & Polyethylene Company. AL WAHA's feedstock is propane, with a daily allocation of 22,000 barrels from Saudi Aramco. The company began initial operations in April 2009 and has conducted marketing planning to bring its products to market.