Sadara inks MoU with Saline Water Conversion Corporation to supply brine to Sadara plants

  • Date: 24-Nov-2020
  • Source: Arabian Industry
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:Saudi Arabia
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Sadara inks MoU with Saline Water Conversion Corporation to supply brine to Sadara plants

Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) to supply concentrated sodium chloride (salt) brine to Sadara plants. The initiative comes as part of the economic and industrial integration between the kingdom's water and petrochemical industries, to strengthen the national strategy to support local content and develop its industrial capabilities, as well as to optimally invest in and enable Saudi human resources.The MoU was signed by Abdullah Al-Abdulkarim, the governor of SWCC, and Dr Faisal Al-Faqeer, CEO,Sadara, at SWCC headquarters in Riyadh. Sadara seeks with this MoU to take advantage of local content by effectively and reliably localizing primary and secondary raw materials used in its operations and production.H.E. The Governor of SWCC Eng. Abdullah Al-Abdulkarim pointed out that this MoU strengthens the leading role played by SWCC in supporting active national organizations and supports the provision of more quality innovative solutions with higher efficiency and reliability. Providing Sadara with sodium chloride brine will contribute to the development of national industries, help diversify revenues, attract desired investment and localization of local content, and contribute to achieving operational excellence and reducing the cost