Natpet Reaches Commercial Levels At Yanbu Propylene and PP Plants
- 16 Aug 2010
Yanbu - National Petrochemical Industrial Co. (Natpet) has started commercial production at its new propylene and polypropylene (PP) project in Yan........
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Qatar Petroleum Acquires Interest In Algerian Ethylene Cracker JV
- 16 Aug 2010
Algiers - Qatar Petroleum (QP) has acquired a 10% stake in an ethane cracker and derivative petrochemical complex in Algeria planned as a joint ven........
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Sabic Funding University Research
- 9 Aug 2010
Riyadh - Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) said it has agreed to provide annual research funding to Umm Al-Qura University for advancing science........
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Sipchem & Rhodia Sign Agreements For Ethyl Acetate Project in Jubail
- 9 Aug 2010
Jubail - Saudi In¬ternational Petrochemical Co. (Sipchem) and Rhodia have signed agreements to build a new ethyl acetate plant at Sip-chem's Jubai........
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Saudi Kayan Is Seeking Additional Funds To Cover Rising Cost of Jubail Complex
- 2 Aug 2010
Jubail - Saudi Kayan has notified the Saudi bourse that it is working to se-cure $2.4-billion in additional financing to cover an estimated 24% inc........
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Egypt eyes to double refining capacities
- 26 Aug 2010
A Middle East source informed a polymerupdate team member on the plans of Egypt government to increase refining capacities.
The source said........
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BIPC exports recorded a rise
- 24 Aug 2010
An industry source based in Iran informed a polymerupdate team member on the export status from a major Iranian producer Bandar Imam Petrochemical ........
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PetroRabigh to setup new Polyol plant
- 19 Aug 2010
A Middle East source informed a polymerupdate team member on a new polyol plant to be set up by The Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co (Petro Rab........
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ADNOC to halt operations at Ruwais refinery
- 18 Aug 2010
A source based in the Middle East informed a polymerupdate team member on the shutdown plans of a refinery operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (A........
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Saudi Kayan Starts EG, PP Trial Runs; Confirms Jubail Olefins Production
- 16 Aug 2010
Jubail - Saudi Kayan Petrochemical said it has started trial operations on the ethylene glycol (EG) and polypropylene (PP) plants at its Jubail pet........
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Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association Strongly Opposes Baseless Anti-Dumping Determination by the Indian Government
- 10 Aug 2010
The petrochemicals and chemicals industry in the Gulf
region strongly opposes the recent determination of
India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry to app........
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LAST DAY OF GPCA PLASTICS SUMMIT FOCUSES ON SUSTAINABILITY AND THE IMAGE OF PLASTICS
- 16 Jun 2010
Sustainability and the image of plastics topped the
agenda on day two of the inaugural GPCA Plastics Summit,
which attracted some 300 key decision makers, m........
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1st GPCA PLASTICS SUMMIT GETS UNDERWAY IN UAE
- 15 Jun 2010
More than 300 key decision makers, players, and stake
holders in the regional and international petrochemicals
and plastic converting industry have gathered........
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GLOBAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY EXPERTS SET TO HIGHLIGHT HUGE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
- 2 Jun 2010
The First GPCA Plastics Summit, taking place at the Grand
Hyatt Dubai from 15-16 June 2010, will feature an
unrivalled collection of guest speakers who will........
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MIDDLE EAST LEADS GLOBAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY WITH 30 % ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
- 24 May 2010
The Middle East will be a leading producer and exporter
of plastic resins within the next five years, with
polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) capacity........
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