友化學的合資公司拉比格煉化公司周四宣布公司位于沙特拉比格的擴能后的乙烷裂解裝置已經于4月19日開始投產。此前沙特向該合資企業新增3000萬標立方英尺/天的天然氣供應配額，從而令該裝置的乙烷處理能力從9500萬標立方英尺/天提高至1.25億標立方英尺/天。乙烯產能從130萬噸/年提高至160萬噸/年。

　　拉比格煉化公司表示，裂解裝置的擴能將導致公司在2016年的營業收入提高大約7.5億沙特里亞爾（2億美元）。

　　龐曉華摘譯自《Chemical Week》2016-4-21

　　原文如下：

Petro Rabigh starts up expanded ethane cracker

4:05 AM MDT | April 21, 2016 | Natasha Alperowicz

Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co. (Petro Rabigh), a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical, on Thursday announced that operations commenced on 19 April at the company’s expanded ethane cracker at Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. This follows the allocation of extra 30 million standard cubic feet/day of ethane to the joint venture, lifting the total ethane processing capacity from 95 million to 125 million standard cubic feet/day. The ethylene capacity has increased from 1.3 million m.t./year to 1.6 million m.t./year.

Petro Rabigh says that the expanded cracker will lead to an increase in the company’s revenues by approximately 750 million Saudi riyals ($200 million) in 2016.