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News Release
Contact: Jennifer Wilson
847-375-7801 jennifer.wilson@uop.com
November 30, 2005
JBF RAK LLC to Set up a 600 Ton-per-Day PET Resin Plant in
Ras Al Khaimah Incorporating UOP Sinco SSP Technology
DES PLAINES, Ill., USA – JBF RAK LLC, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, has selected the UOP Sinco
Solid State Polymerization (SSP) technology for their new PET resin plant in Ras Al Khaimah
(UAE). The plant, a world-class manufacturing facility with capacity for 600 tons per day bottle-
grade PET resin, will be the first plant producing PET resin in the United Arab Emirates. This
represents the second single-line PET resin plant for producing 600 tons per day to be licensed
by UOP Sinco in 2005.
JBF RAK LLC is a joint venture between JBF Industry Limited, a dedicated polyester
manufacturer based in India, and RAKIA (Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority) a Government
of Ras Al Khaimah entity promoting inward investment.
UOP LLC, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA, is a leading international supplier and
licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, process plants, and technical services to
the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries. UOP Sinco S.r.l.,
headquartered in Milan, Italy, has been a leading supplier of PET resin solid state
polymerization technology since 1986. For more information, go to www.uop.com.
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