 "Polyacetal facility of Celanese’s Ibn Sina JV enters testing phase")
The US-based Celanese Corporation has confirmed that the polyacetal facility of Ibn Sina joint venture in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, has entered the testing phase, with commercial production expected to start in the third quarter of 2017.
Ibn Sina - a joint venture between Sabic and CTE (a company jointly owned by subsidiaries of Celanese and Duke Energy) - is setting up a 50,000 metric tonne polyacetal manufacturing facility in Jubail Industrial City.
Upon successful startup of the polyacetal facility, Celanese’s economic interest in Ibn Sina will increase from 25 percent to a total of 32.5 percent, providing further financial benefits
