Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL; Tel Aviv) has reported a 445% increase in net profits to $703.2 million for the second quarter ended June 30. And sales for the period increased by 116% to $2.07...
Borealis has confirmed that a melamine plant is included in a feasibility study for a $20-billion “chemicals industrial city” at Taweelah, Abu Dhabi. Borealis and its parent...
DUBAI. July 9, 2008 – Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) announced today that it will be partnering again with Chemical Week to organize the Third Annual GPCA Forum...
Four top deputies within Iran's Ministry of Petroleum, including Gholam Hossein Nejabat, deputy minister of petroleum with responsibility for petrochemicals, are facing dismissal, according to...
Arabian Industrial Fibres Co. (Ibn Rushd, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia), an affiliate of Sabic, says it will build a 525,000-m.t./year polypropylene (PP) plant at Yanbu...
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) continues to grow rapidly and is advancing towards the objectives set for 2008. Several workshops are planned for this year and the...
The Second Annual Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) Forum attracted more than 800 delegates, a big increase on the 450 delegates who attended the first meeting. “I am...
Q. GPIC is a shining example of cooperation between GCC member states. The company will celebrate next year the 30th anniversary of its foundation. Looking back, what do you consider your...
GPCA’s Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Committee organized a workshop under the theme Contractor Safety—Building Openness on November 22, 2007 in Dubai. GPCA says that...
The Gulf is entering a phase of rapid propylene expansion following a long period focused on ethylene production. A number of propane dehydrogenation plants are being developed in the region...
