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- Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh) (2380.SR) operates an integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2005 as a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical Company, the company is headquartered in Rabigh and produces refined products including gasoline, naphtha, jet fuel/kerosene, diesel, fuel oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); polymers such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), homopolymer polypropylene (PP), impact copolymer polypropylene, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene propylene rubber (EPR/EPDM), thermoplastic olefin (TPO), poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polyamide 6; and monomers including mono ethylene glycol (MEG), propylene oxide (PO), methyl methacrylate (MMA), phenol, acetone, para-xylene (PX) and benzene. Petro Rabigh serves markets in Asia, the Middle East and Europe across the transportation, packaging, construction, medical and consumer goods industries. In 2025, Saudi Aramco completed the acquisition of an additional 22.5% stake from Sumitomo Chemical for $702 million, increasing its ownership to approximately 60% and becoming the largest shareholder, while Sumitomo retains 15%; Aramco and Sumitomo also injected $1.4 billion via Class B shares to prepay debt and waived $1.5 billion in shareholder loans (phased in August 2024 and January 2025) to strengthen the balance sheet, support a transformation program with targeted asset upgrades for higher-margin product yields, improved plant reliability and optimized operations.