Saudi Court Accepts Former Addar Chemicals Owner's Petition to Increase Claims in Chemanol Lawsuit

MT Newswires · 01/01 03:36
03:36 AM EST, 01/01/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Methanol Chemicals Co (SASE:2001), d/b/a Chemanol, said Thursday that the Commercial Court in Dammam accepted a petition by the former owners of Addar Chemicals Co in their lawsuit against the company. The petition relates to an increase in the claim amount to 185.2 million Saudi riyals from the previous 45.1 million riyals, which was paid by the plaintiffs as guarantors for Addar Chemicals' bank loans. Chemanol acquired an 84% stake in Addar Chemicals in February 2024. The commercial lawsuit was announced in December 2025.