NAMA Chemicals Announces Safe Completion of Maintenance Plants of Hassad Project

Nama Chemicals Company announced on Sunday the safe completion of the scheduled periodic maintenance works for the plants of Hassad project (Subsidiary Plant), and the start of the plant’s operation and production work on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.

During this periodic scheduled maintenance, works have been done to change the chemical catalysts as well as to inspect, repair and maintain different units of the affiliated units. Works have also been done to integrate the chilled water system affiliated to utility unit. The operation of the entire industrial complex will be completed on 25/10/2021.

The company said in a statement on Sunday that the costs associated with the event amounts to SR19.6 million and there is no change to these costs.

Because of the company maintains sufficient inventory to operate the related plants and other units, the financial impact is very limited.

All maintenance works have been completed, and the hydrochloric acid plant, the caustic plant, as well as the sodium hypochlorite plant have been put into operation by 20/10/2021 and works are underway to operate the allyl alcohol and epichlorohydrin plants.