Basic Chemical Industries Co. announces the latest developments on the latest developments of the chlorine production project in Jubail Industrial City

Further to our previous announcements, the latest of which was 22 March 2017 and published on Tadawul website, the company announces the following developments:

1- The Company has signed the supervision contract on the above project referred to with the company Worly Parsons Arabia Limited.

2 - The company obtained all approvals for electrical construction.

3. The Company anticipates that the first shipment of the project equipment will arrive from abroad in early 2018 in accordance with the contract, agreements and time schedules signed with the external supplier ThyssenKrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers -Italia- S.r.l

4 - Note that the expected date of completion of the project in June 2020.

5. There is no change in project implementation costs.

The company will disclose any significant developments in this regard at the time.


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