ExxonMobil Chemical and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation commissioned major joint-venture petrochemical investments in Saudi Arabia during 2000. The Kemya steam cracker, shown above, part of an integrated ethylene and polyethylene complex, was commissioned in the fourth quarter. Below, the steam crackers at Yanbu provide feedstock for the integrated polyethylene, polypropylene, and ethylene glycol facilities.
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