Sipchem’s shareholders to receive $388m in semi-annual dividends

RIYADH: Sahara International Petrochemical Co, or Sipchem, will distribute SR1.27 billion ($388 million) in dividends for the first half of 2022.

The payout per share stands at SR1.75, with nearly 726 million shares eligible for dividends, the petrochemicals maker said in a bourse filing.

The company had earlier reported a 162 percent increase in first-quarter profit to SR1.08 billion due to a higher share of profit from joint ventures.