Axens Completes Expansion of Axens Catalyst Arabia Site in Saudi Arabia

Business Strategy Axens Completes Expansion of Axens Catalyst Arabia Site in Saudi Arabia

2025-04-17 Source: Press release Axens 2 min Reading Time

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With an aim to produce Hydrogenation Tail Gas Treatment Catalysts in Saudi Arabia, Axens has completed the expansion of its Axens Catalyst Arabia site. The move is expected to meet the local and regional demand.

The expansion of Axens Catalyst Arabia Ltd comprises an additional capacity for Axens to manufacture Tail Gas Treatment Catalyst on the site.(Source: Pixabay) — The expansion of Axens Catalyst Arabia Ltd comprises an additional capacity for Axens to manufacture Tail Gas Treatment Catalyst on the site.
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Dammam/Saudi Arabia – The expansion of Axens Catalyst Arabia Ltd (ACAL) comprises an additional capacity for Axens to manufacture Tail Gas Treatment Catalyst on the site.

Axens completed the expansion of its Axens Catalyst Arabia Ltd site, aimed at providing local and regional partners with the latest Tail Gas Treatment Catalysts, in addition to the site’s legacy catalyst hydroprocessing manufacturing capacity. Today, Axens is the first and only company to produce Tail Gas Treatment Catalysis in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East to serve the Oil & Gas sector.

Through this milestone, Axens further accelerates consolidating its capacity to serve its regional customers to meet regulatory requirements and maximize Sulphur Recovery by up to 99.9 % and therefore minimizing SOx emission. Now operational, Axens’ ACAL Tail Gas Treatment Catalyst production site is supplying the region refining and gas industries with the latest generation of Axens’ Tail Gas Catalysis, that is capable of operating at lower temperature than conventional catalysts, and resulting in minimum energy consumption and minimum Capex.

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In combination with its Claus catalysts, Axens excels in efficiency and reliability, offering the most advanced solutions for sulfur recovery and emissions reduction ensuring high recovery rates, operational flexibility, and compliance with the most stringent environmental regulations.

“As the first company to now be able to produce Tail Gas Treatment Catalyst from the Middle East, this site expansion is a testament to Axens’ commitment to local content and promoting the local industry capacity. With this addition to Axens’ local portfolio, the ACAL expansion project is for Axens Group another initiative to support our customers handling their sustainability journey in the field of energy efficiency, in line with our 2023 CSR Report United Nations Sustainable Goals roadmap objectives. Axens Group will continue to explore with our customers opportunities to enhance our offer as well as promote the local economy and support Saudi’s Vision with our Made in Saudi portfolio,” shares Abdulkareem Alyami, ACAL’s Managing Director.

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