Sadara Chemical Company based in Saudi Arabia has signed the Main Automation Contract for their facility which is under construction with ABB. Sadara is a joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company and the Saudi Arabian Oil Company.
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Construction work of the Sadara factory and the related chemical complex is going on in Jubail Industrial City located in Saudi Arabia. Once the construction is fully complete by the year 2015, the factory will be the largest chemical and plastics production center to have been constructed in a single phase. As part of the contract, ABB will have to build process automation and safety systems for the factory and also provide project management, project engineering and commissioning assistance services. Post-delivery site support, training the technicians for maintenance and operation are also part of the contract.
According to Veli-Matti Reinikkala, ABB’s Process Automation Division Head, since ABB uses advanced technology and possesses extensive regional and global resources, the company has been able to complete reliably huge, complicated projects to enable its customers to operate successfully right from the beginning. He also said that the company’s dedication, long-term customer relationships and competitiveness were the major factors that enabled them to win this contract.
Saudi Aramco is amongst the leading companies that deal with oil exploration, refining, distribution, shipping, marketing and in petrochemical manufacturing. Dow is mainly involved in the supply of exclusive chemicals and advanced materials. ABB provides industrial automation solutions to a large number of manufacturing and processing units. Their automation solutions are environment-friendly as well.