沙特工业投资集团和Petrochem开始合并谈判

据安迅思新加坡9月21日消息，沙特工业投资集团(SIIG)和沙特阿拉伯国家石油化工公司(Petrochem)已开始就潜在的合并进行谈判，重启了9年前设想的一项计划。

9月17日，Petrochem董事会批准与SIIG进行初步谈判，以研究合并两家公司的经济可行性。SIIG主要从事工业投资活动，特别是石油化工领域的投资。

SIIG拥有Petrochem 50%的股份，Petrochem控制着沙特聚合物公司和海湾聚合物分销公司65%的股份。沙特聚合物公司在朱拜勒工业城每年生产170多万吨聚合物，由海湾聚合物公司销售。

Petrochem在周日提交给沙特证交所的一份文件中表示：“目前尚未就潜在交易的最终结构达成协议。还应注意的是，参与这些谈判并不一定意味着双方将达成交易。”SIIG公布2019年全年净利润为6.063亿里亚尔(1.62亿美元)，而Petrochem公布净利润为6.745亿里亚尔。

张春晓 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：Saudi Industrial Investment Group, Petrochem start merger talks

The Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG) and Saudi Arabia’s National Petrochemical Co (Petrochem) have started talks over a potential merger, reviving a plan conceived nine years ago.

Petrochem's board of directors approved on 17 September to pursue initial talks with SIIG to "study the economic feasibility of merging the two companies".

SIIG mainly engages in industrial investment activities, particularly in petrochemicals.

It has a 50% stake in Petrochem, which controls 65% of the Saudi Polymers Company and of Gulf Polymers Distribution Company.

Saudi Polymers produces more than 1.7m tonnes/year of polymers at the Jubail Industrial City, which are marketed by Gulf Polymers.

"No agreement has yet been reached on the final structure of the potential deal. It should also be noted that entering into these discussions does not necessarily mean that the deal will take place between the two parties," Petrochem said in a filing to the Saudi bourse Tadawul on Sunday.

SIIG posted a full-year 2019 net income of Saudi riyal (SR) 606.3m ($162m), while Petrochem posted net income of SR674.5m.