據道瓊斯10月2日消息，住友化學株式會社表示，公司和沙特阿拉伯石油公司(沙特阿美)計劃向雙方的合資企業拉比格煉化公司提供20億美元貸款，因為近期業務環境惡化導致其合資石化業務營運資金出現短缺。

住友化學表示，它將貸出7.5億美元，按其持股比例計算，這將占總融資的37.5%，并表示將繼續支持拉比格煉化公司。

與此同時，住友化學表示，它不再對拉比格煉化公司為其擴張項目從銀行獲得的貸款承擔責任。此前，住友化學曾為該項目提供擔保，因為該項目滿足了某些要求。

住友化學表示，它和沙特阿美分別為拉比格煉化公司從多家銀行借款52億美元中的50%提供了擔保，這些銀行包括日本政府旗下的日本國際合作銀行和沙特主權財富基金公共投資基金。

張春曉 摘譯自 道瓊斯

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Saudi Aramco, Sumitomo Chemical to Make $2 Billion Loan to Joint Venture

Saudi Arabian Oil Co. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. plan to make a $2 billion loan to Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co., as the recent deterioration in the business environment led to a shortfall in working capital at their joint petrochemical business, the Japanese company said Thursday.

Sumitomo Chemical said that it will lend $750 million, or 37.5% of the total financing according to its ownership ratio, and that it will continue to support Petro Rabigh.

Meanwhile, Sumitomo Chemical said it is no longer liable for the loan Petro Rabigh took from banks for its expansion project that the Japanese company previously guaranteed because the project has met certain requirements.

Sumitomo Chemical said it and Saudi Aramco each guaranteed 50% of Petro Rabigh's $5.2 billion in borrowing from a group of banks, including the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, owned by the Japanese government, and the Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign-wealth fund.