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Archives :: World News and Views :: Mideast/Africa
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November 21, 2012
ICL (Tel Aviv) today reported a 10% drop in third-quarter net income, to $394.8 million, on 4% lower revenues of $1,817.5 million, citing unfavorable exchange rate fluctuations, which...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/ICL-reports-lower-net-income-and-sales-as-demand-for-fertilizers-flame-retardants-declines_47880.html November 20, 2012
Yanbu National Petrochemical Company (YanSab; Yanbu, Saudi Arabia), a Sabic affiliate, says it plans to take its ethylene glycol (EG) plant off line to carry out maintenance and some...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/YanSab-takes-ethylene-glycol-plant-offline-for-maintenance-and-repairs_47851.html November 20, 2012
Gulf of Guinea Oil Exploration Limited (GGOEX), an integrated energy company established to take advantage of the opportunities available in the Gulf of Guinea, has announced plans to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/Gulf-of-Guinea-Oil-Exploration-to-build-methanol-plant-in-Nigeria_47850.html November 19, 2012
Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical (Satorp; Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia), a refinery and aromatics joint venture between Aramco and Total, has announced the appointment of two...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Aramco-Total-jv-appoints-two-new-board-members_47819.html November 18, 2012
Makhteshim Agan (MAI), a leading maker of generic agricultural chemicals, today reported a 30% rise in third-quarter net income to $13.1 million on flat sales at $643.5...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Makhteshim-reports-higher-third-quarter-net-income-appoints-new-CEO-in-Europe_47816.html November 16, 2012
The National Petrochemical Company (Petrochem; Riyadh) says it has decided to suspend production at the newly commissioned Saudi Polymers complex for technical reasons. Saudi...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Saudi-Polymers-suspends-production-at-new-complex-for-technical-reasons_47788.html November 14, 2012
Vopak and Sabic have agreed jointly to build a tank storage terminal in Saudi Arabia to serve the petrochemical and downstream industries there. The terminal will be constructed at the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Vopak-Sabic-to-build-tank-terminal-at-Jubail_47690.html November 14, 2012
Saudi Aramco says it has opened its Aramco Asia office at Beijing. The new head office at Beijing has two supporting branches at Shanghai and Xiamen, China, the company says “Our...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/saudi_arabia/Aramco-opens-office-in-Beijing_47685.html November 14, 2012
Sasol says it has opened a new research and technology (R&T) facility at the company’s site at Sasolburg, South Africa. Construction of the 150-million South African rand...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/Sasol-opens-research-and-technology-center-in-South-Africa_47683.html November 12, 2012
Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi has opened a complex producing styrene and polystyrene at the Dekheila Port at Alexandria, Egypt. The plant was built by the Egyptian Styrenics...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/egypt/Egyptian-president-opens-EStyrenics-complex-at-Alexandria_47629.html November 12, 2012
Sabic and Shell Chemicals have confirmed CW’s exclusive report that they plan to invest in propylene oxide-styrene monomer (POSM) and polyols plants in Saudi Arabia...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Sabic-and-Shell-plan-POSM-polyols-projects-ponder-petchem-investments-outside-Saudi-Arabia_47628.html November 9, 2012
The Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) of the United States (Washington) has agreed to guarantee a J.P. Morgan Chase loan of $35 million to Devco International (Tulsa, OK) for the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/US-Ex-Im-Bank-approves-loan-guarantee-for-sulfur-complex-in-Iraq_47584.html November 8, 2012
Iran’s recent decision to ban exports of petrochemicals and polymers was a misunderstanding, according to the country’s top official responsible for the sector...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Iran-says-export-ban-was-made-without-consultation-ready-to-commission-ethylene-pipeline_47527.html November 7, 2012
The Iranian government has lifted a ban on exports of certain chemicals and plastics, after including the products in a list, announced last week, of 50 items that are banned for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Iran-lifts-export-ban-on-certain-chemicals-and-plastics_47501.html November 6, 2012
Air Products has received a supply contract to build and operate two oxygen plants at a copper-smelter site being built in Zambia by Kansanshi Mining (Lusaka, Zambia). As a part of the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/Air-Products-to-build-ASU-for-Zambian-copper-mine_47482.html November 6, 2012
Qatar Petrochemical Co. (Qapco; Doha) is planning to commission its 2.3-billion Qatari rial ($631.6 million) low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant at Mesaieed, Qatar, on 20...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Qapco-to-commission-LDPE-plant-this-month_47479.html November 5, 2012
Equate announced today that it has restarted its 550,000-m.t./year ethylene glycol unit at Al Shuʿaybah, Kuwait. “The unit was successfully restarted after being...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Equate-restarts-ethylene-glycol-plant-following-July-fire_47445.html November 2, 2012
The Israeli government says it does not intend to approve plans by Potash Corp of Saskatchewan to acquire Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL; Tel Aviv). Israel's ministry of finance...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Israel-blocks-PotashCorp-bid-to-acquire-ICL_47427.html October 31, 2012
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (PotashCorp) says it "acknowledges" a statement made by Israel Corp. (Tel Aviv) to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that PotashCorp has held...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/PotashCorp-confirms-talks-on-possible-acquisition-of-Israel-Chemicals_47373.html October 30, 2012
Saltic (Salalah, Oman) has appointed Hanwha Engineering & Construction to build a $500-million chlor-alkali and ethylene dichloride (EDC) complex at the Salalah free zone in Oman...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Saltic-picks-Hanwha-for-chlor-alkali-and-EDC-complex-in-Oman_47347.html |
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