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Dow to invest in water desalination and reuse technologies in Saudi Arabia

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The Dow Chemical Company plans to invest in a best-in-class manufacturing facility for Dow FILMTEC reverse osmosis (RO) elements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Shoaiba Barge SeaWater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant is one of Saudi Arabia’s largest RO seawater desalination plants and utilizes FILMTEC membrane elements.

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Benchmark: Saudi Arabia is building an EV battery supply chain

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Saudi Arabia has cut a number of deals recently that coud make the country’s lithiu-ion supply chain the most developed in the Middle East, according to an analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. The Saudi processing plant will process spodumene from a mine that European Lithium is developing in Wolfsberg, Austria.

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Opinion: Saudi Arabia Continues To Turn Screws On US Shale

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Saudi Arabia continues to ratchet up production, taking market share away from US shale producers. According to OPEC's latest monthly oil report , Saudi Arabia boosted its oil output to 10.31 In other words, as Saudi Arabia ramps up, US shale is being forced to cut back. by James Stafford of Oilprice.com.

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European Lithium signs binding term sheet with Obeikan for hydroxide plant in Saudi Arabia

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Australia-based European Lithium Limited signed a binding term sheet for the joint development and operation of a lithium hydroxide processing plant in Saudi Arabia with Obeikan Group to convert lithium concentrate into lithium hydroxide.

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EV Metals Group signs FEED Agreement for development of lithium chemicals plant in Saudi Arabia

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EVM is building a global battery chemicals and technology business with the development of the first integrated Battery Chemicals Complex at Yanbu Industrial City in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Under the FEED agreement, the scope of work will focus on the non-process infrastructure, utilities and port infrastructure.

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Saudi Arabia And Iran Reignite The Oil Price War

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The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is becoming increasingly evident in the oil pricing policies of the two large Middle Eastern producers. Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s largest producer, has been boosting oil production to offset supply disruptions elsewhere, including the anticipated loss of Iranian oil supply after U.S.

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Saudi Aramco Signs Long-Term Hydrogen Supply Contract with Air Liquide for Yanbu Refinery; $450M is Air Liquides Largest Single Industrial Investment

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Saudi Aramco and Air Liquide Arabia have signed a long-term hydrogen supply agreement for a grassroots refinery in Yanbu’ Industrial City, on the West coast of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This new complex will be designed and built by Lurgi, a division of Air Liquide Engineering.