Saudi Kayan signs two Islamic financing deals totalling $700m

Dubai: Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company, an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic), has signed two Islamic financing deals totalling 2.63 billion riyals ($700 million), it said in a statement on Thursday.

It signed a 1.5 billion riyal agreement with National Commercial Bank, the kingdom’s largest lender by assets, for up to 15 years, and a 1.13 billion riyal facility with Samba Financial Group, another Saudi Arabian lender, for up to 10 years. The funds will be used by Kayan to fund an increase in working capital, as well as the completion of factories under construction, the company said.