Deepti Ramesh, Chemical Week's Asia-Pacific Editor interviews CEOs attending last week's GPCA Forum in Dubai. Ms. Ramesh talks with key industry figures about the effect of the... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/blog/15826.html
The global financial crisis and economic downturn have slowed growth in China, curbing projected 2009 ethylene demand growth rates in China to half of recent levels, says Li Xihong... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/blog/15689.html
The current economic crisis is likely to weed out opportunistic producers, according to panelists at the Gulf Petrochemical and Chemical Industry Association (GPCA) Forum in Dubai... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/blog/15703.html
Discussions around GPCA make clear that demand remains rotten, and customers paralyzed, with no bottom to the market turmoil yet in sight. Extensive capacity shutdowns and horrible... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/blog/15704.html
Chemical manufacturers are facing severe external challenges, “more so than anytime I can recall,” says Mohamed H. Al-Mady, chairman of the Gulf Petrochemicals and... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15671.html
The global chemical industry has a “central and expanding” role to play in meeting the world’s long-term energy challenges of surging demand, constrained supplies... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15673.html
The global financial meltdown has taken a toll on chemical valuations and profitability, according to an industry analyst. “The last couple of months have been rough,”... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15674.html
We're talking a lot at GPCA about deleveraging balance sheets and about future rocketing demand for plastics. But maybe our minds are too much on... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/blog/15685.html
In the quest for alternative energy supplies, the outlook for ethanol in Brazil is excellent, says Jose Carlos Grubisich, CEO of ETH Bioenergia (Sao Paolo). Speaking to Chemical Week... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/blog/15644.html
Chemical industry executives will be facing uncertainty for the next few quarters, says Andrea Borruso, petrochemicals advisor at SRI Consulting (SRIC; Zurich). Dilemmas include... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/blog/15646.html
More than than 900 chemical industry executives are gathering at the brand-new Atlantis, The Palm Hotel Dubai for the Third Annual GPCA Forum. At the opening cocktail reception... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/blog/15660.html
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) Third Annual Forum is imminent. The Forum will be held at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai on December 2-4 and GPCA expects this... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15482.html
Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the sixth edition of Insight, our quarterly newsletter featuring updates on GPCA’s activities, and analysis of the major issues impacting the... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15483.html
GPCA organized a Responsible Care workshop on November 12 in Dubai. Twenty delegates from a variety of chemical companies in the Gulf region attended. The workshop leaders were... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15485.html
Q. What is the impact of the financial crisis on the petrochemical industry? A. The financial crisis, which started in the U.S., is now global and is impacting the real... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15487.html
Nexant is very proud to announce that it has just completed a full update of GPCA’s annual Petrochemical Industry Report. The report aims to provide a comprehensive... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15488.html
GPCA organized a workshop on Process Safety Management (PSM) on October 28-29, 2008 in Dubai. The event was designed to help participants gain a better understanding of... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15489.html
The U.S. subprime crisis has led to plunging property prices, a slowdown in the U.S. economy, and billions in losses by banks. In brief, the subprime crisis was initiated when... http://www.chemweek.com/gpca08/15490.html
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