Riyadh – Mubasher: Construction works at China’s Sinopec-SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical Company Ltd (SSTPC) started on 14 October, Reuters reported, citing the company’s statement.

The project aims to improve SSTPC’s ethylene annual capacity to 1.3 million tonnes from 1.0 million tonnes.

SSTPC is a Tianjin-based petrochemical firm jointly launched by China Petroleum and Chemical Corp and Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) in 2009.