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Archives :: World News and Views :: Mideast/Africa
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July 11, 2011
Apollo Tyres, India’s largest tire maker, has set up a new West Asian operations hub in Dubai. West Asia currently accounts for almost one-third of the company’s tire...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Apollo-Tyres-Sets-Up-West-Asian-Hub-in-Dubai_36068.html July 8, 2011
SRF (Gurgaon, India), a producer of refrigerants, engineering plastics and technical textile yarns, plans to invest about $70 million in a 30,000-m.t./year biaxially oriented...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/SRF-Invests-in-BOPP-Plant-in-South-Africa-Will-Soon-Complete-HFC-134-a-Unit-in-India_36037.html July 6, 2011
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Compañía Española de Petróleos (Cepsa; Madrid) by International...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/EU-Clears-IPICs-Acquisition-of-Cepsa-Despite-Overlaps-in-Phenol-and-Acetone_35939.html July 5, 2011
Axens has signed a letter of intent with General Technology & Systems Co. (Gentas; Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia), part of the Shoaibi Group, to build a world-scale hydroprocessing...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Axens-and-Gentas-to-Build-Hydroprocessing-Catalyst-Manufacturing-Plant-in-Saudi-Arabia_35921.html July 4, 2011
Chemical distributor IMCD Group (Rotterdam) has acquired Ethnichem (Johannesburg). Financial terms were not disclosed. Ethnichem is an important local player in the personal care and...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/south_africa/Distributor-IMCD-Acquires-in-South-Africa_35916.html July 4, 2011
Borouge has appointed Wim Roels to lead its Marketing Company (Borouge Pte), based in Singapore, with effect from July 1st 2011. Wim Roels replaces William Yau who moves to Borealis as...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Borouge-Appoints-Wim-Roels-as-CEO-of-Marketing-Company_35910.html June 28, 2011
Kuwait has approved the construction of a new oil refinery with an estimated cost of $14.5 billion. The Al Zour refinery project, a revival of plans scrapped in March 2009, could...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Kuwait-Okays-Al-Zour-Refinery-Project_35820.html June 27, 2011
Makhteshim Agan (Tel-Aviv), a leading global producer of generic crop protection chemicals, says it has reached a deal with Isagro (Milan), a Sumitomo Chemical’s subsidiary, for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Makhteshim-Takes-Exclusive-Global-Licence-to-Isagros-Fungicide_35799.html June 24, 2011
The National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC; Tehran) has warned China National Petroleum Corporation, that it would cancel its contract, unless the Chinese company fulfils its obligations. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Iran-Threatens-to-Cancel-Major-Chinese-Contract_35751.html June 23, 2011
UOP has been selected by the Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co. (Takreer) to provide technology for a new propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant in Abu Dhabi. The new facility will use UOP's C3...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Abu-Dhabis-Takreer-Selects-UOP-Process-for-Big-Propane-Dehydrogenation-Plant_35702.html June 23, 2011
An Indo-Egyptian joint venture, The Egyptian-Indian Polyester Co., is today launching a $160-million polyethylene terepththalate (PET) resin project in the private free zone area at...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/egypt/Indian-Company-Launches-Huge-PET-Project-in-Egypt_35691.html June 21, 2011
National Petrochemical Industrial Company (NatPet), an Alujain Corporation subsidiary, has resumed operations at its Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, complex after completing a scheduled...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/NatPets-Polypropylene-Complex-Back-Onstream-after-Maintenance_35642.html June 18, 2011
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company, Ma'aden, says that Ma’aden Phosphate Company (MPC) has begun initial production of sulfuric and phosphoric acids for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Maaden-Completes-Construction-of-Large-DAP-Complex-in-Saudi-Arabia_35592.html June 16, 2011
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) says that its 80% owned subsidiary The National Chemical Carriers Co. (NCC) has taken delivery of a new chemical tanker, NCC Amal...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Saudi-Shipping-Firm-Takes-Delivery-of-Chemical-Tanker_35559.html June 15, 2011
Oman has completed a restructuring program, which combined and integrated its Oman Refineries and Petrochemicals Co., Aromatics Oman, and Oman Polypropylene, under the new name...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Oman-Restructures-Refinery-and-Petchem-Operations-under-New-Name_35530.html June 15, 2011
Sabic announced today that it has signed a technology agreement with Montefibre (Milan) granting Sabic and its affiliates an “extensive international licence” for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Sabic-Signs-Carbon-Fiber-Technology-Deal-with-Montefibre_35529.html June 11, 2011
Petro Rabigh says that its "periodic maintenance" of manufacturing units and utilities, currently under way at the Rabigh, Saudi Arabia based complex, will lead to a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Petro-Rabigh-Expects-Decrease-in-Sales-in-Second-Quarter_35472.html June 9, 2011
Mitsubishi Rayon says it has formed a joint venture company with Sabic to build and operate previously announced plants for the production of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and polymethyl...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/Mitsubishi-Rayon-and-Sabic-Form-JV-for-MMA-and-PMMA_35170.html June 7, 2011
International Finance Corporation (IFC; Washington), a member of the World Bank group, says it is providing a $215-million loan to the Jordan-India Fertilizer Company (JIFCO) to...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/IFC-Provides-Loan-to-Phosphoric-Acid-Project-in-Jordan_35318.html June 6, 2011
BASF says it has joined a group of international research organizations in a four-year partnership to develop a multi-technology strategy for controlling the invasive striga weed in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/africa/BASF-Partners-Institutes-to-Control-Striga-Weed-in-Africa_35289.html |
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