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International Gases Company (IGC)

Management Team

   

Abdullah S. Al-Saadoon
President – Operations

Shahid Maqbool
General Manager, IGC Operations

IGC

IGC is a limited liability company registered in May 2005, owned 72% by Sipchem , 25% by National Power Company (NPC) , a Saudi joint stock company and 3% by Ministry of Endowments.
The plant is designed to produce up to 345  thousand mtpa of Carbon Monoxide (CO), that started production in August 2009.
Saudi Aramco supplies Sipchem with natural gas to be used as feedstock for IGC plant.

 

 

Products

IGC produces pure Carbon Monoxide (CO), a colorless, practically odorless, and tasteless gas or liquid.

Applications

CO is an important industrial gas, which is widely used as a fuel. It is also an important reducing agent in the chemical industry.

Technology

Lurgi AG of Germany procured and supplied conventional methane steam reforming technology which involves widely adopted and commercially proven process.

Marketing

IGC is the dedicated supplier of CO to International Acetyl Company (IAC), one of the affiliates of Sipchem.