Muhibbah is shaping up to be a big beneficiary of Petronas' move, via the Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) project., to venture downstream.
PETALING JAYA: Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd
(PetChem) has slashed its investment in the Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development (Rapid) project by one-third over concerns on the future prospects of the synthetic rubber segment.
It is cancelling its elastomers plant, which is one of the three components of its petrochemical venture into Rapid that was originally tagged at US$3.9bil. The investment has been cut down by US$1.3bil to US$2.6bil.
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