The 21st Saudi-Japan Symposium on the techniques of catalysts in oil refining and petrochemicals opened today its two-day deliberations at the Research Institute of Dhahran-based King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). The symposium is organized jointly by the Center for Refining & Petrochemicals (CRP and Center of Research Excellence in Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals (CoRE-PRP) at KFUPM, the Japan Petroleum Institute (JPI), and Japan Cooperation Center of Petroleum (JCCP), Tokyo, Japan. The seminar will discuss the latest advances and exchange of knowledge and expertise in the research of catalysts used in the production of petroleum derivatives and various chemicals. --MORE