Saudi-based Petrochemical Conversion Company (PCC) has announced the successful transportation of four process modules to the Port of Jubail for the company’s new world-scale nylon 6,6 plant in Jubail which is set to open later this year.

Established in 2011, PCC is jointly owned by Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) and Arabian Chevron Phillips Petrochemical Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company.

The nylon 6,6 plant, part of PCC’s Nylon and Downstream Conversions Project, is expected to start up in late 2013, and will be the first such project in Saudi Arabia.

The process modules, constructed offshore then transported to Saudi Arabia, weigh nearly 3,000 tonnes.

The modules have been transported to PCC’s project site. “Building the equipment in modules significantly accelerated project execution,” said Paul Aegerter, PCC’s general venture manager.

“We will now focus on successfully installing the equipment safely and commencing commercial operations,” he noted.

PCC is developing a state-of-the-art greenfield industrial park to include the following manufacturing plants: Nylon 6,6 Plant, Nylon Compounding Plant, HDPE Pipe Plant, Drip Irrigation Plant, Automotive Parts Plant, Medical Specialties and Pharmacological Supplies Plant, Electrical Parts Plant, and Complex Caps and Closures Plant.

The industrial park will be one of the first facilities constructed in the Jubail 2 industrial area of Saudi Arabia. The project will have capacity to produce 50,000 tonnes per year of nylon 6,6, 20,000 tonnes per year of nylon compound, and 120,000 tonnes per year of converted products.

The plants will make a wide-range of end-use products expected to include high-performance polyethylene pipe, drip irrigation products, medical disposables, complex caps and closures, pharmaceutical packaging products, electrical fittings and automotive parts.