Advertisement
Grab your lab coat. Let's get started
Welcome!
Welcome!
Create an account below to get 6 C&EN articles per month, receive newsletters and more - all free.
It seems this is your first time logging in online. Please enter the following information to continue.
As an ACS member you automatically get access to this site. All we need is few more details to create your reading experience.
Not you? Sign in with a different account.
Not you? Sign in with a different account.
ERROR 1
ERROR 1
ERROR 2
ERROR 2
ERROR 2
ERROR 2
ERROR 2
Password and Confirm password must match.
If you have an ACS member number, please enter it here so we can link this account to your membership. (optional)
ERROR 2
ACS values your privacy. By submitting your information, you are gaining access to C&EN and subscribing to our weekly newsletter. We use the information you provide to make your reading experience better, and we will never sell your data to third party members.
Business
SABIC, Linde Launch α‑olefins Technology
by Michael McCoy
December 7, 2009
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 87, Issue 49
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. and Linde have started up a linear α-olefin (LAO) plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, that uses technology jointly developed by the two firms. The plant has capacity for 150,000 metric tons per year of LAOs ranging from butene to tetradecene. Markus Raab, managing director of Linde’s engineering division, calls the new LAO process, dubbed α-Sablin, the “only commercially proven LAO technology that is available for licensing to third parties.”
The power is now in your (nitrile gloved) hands
Sign up for a free account to get more articles. Or choose the ACS option that’s right for you.
Already have an ACS ID? Log in
Join the conversation
Contact the reporter
Submit a Letter to the Editor for publication
Engage with us on X