Polypropylene plant in Sohar produces 340,000 tonnes

MUSCAT: Oman Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) said that the production of its polypropylene plant in Sohar after completing the current expansions will be 340,000 tonnes of high quality polypropylene per annum. This figure is considered an achievement for the company, which started operations in 2006. Faisal al Hajri, Orpic’s Regional Sale Manager Middle East, Africa and Europe, said that the plant, which is the only one of its kind in the Sultanate, now produces 200,000 tonnes of polypropylene. — ONA