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/regions/middle_east/uae/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/regions/middle_east/uae/15689.html
Borealis says it has selected the LyondellBasell Lupotech T technology for a 350,000-m.t./year low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant to be built in the Mideast by 2013. Borealis's... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/15280.html
DuPont says it has opened an office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to strengthen its relationship with the oil and gas, building and construction, automotive coatings... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/15165.html
Borealis and its Borouge (Abu Dhabi) joint venture are making progress on previously announced plans to establish two large-scale petrochemical complexes in Abu Dhabi. The companies... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/14463.html
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... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/13713.html
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Mumbai) says the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC; Washington DC) has given clearance for the previously announced tender offer by Alkaloida Chemical... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/13581.html
Air Liquide says it has acquired Pure Helium (Mumbai), an international supplier of liquid and gaseous helium, helium based mixtures, and argon. Pure Helium also has a presence in... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/13031.html
Cabot Corp. says it plans to build a carbon black masterbatch manufacturing plant in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai. The plant will have an initial capacity of 25,000 m.t./year with... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/12557.html
BASF says its Elastogran polyurethanes (PU) subsidiary and the Kanoo Group (Manama, Bahrain) have agreed to form a PU systems joint venture in Dubai. The jv, to be owned 51% by Kanoo... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/12087.html
BASF says its Elastogran polyurethanes (PU) subsidiary and the Kanoo Group (Manama) have agreed to form a PU systems joint venture in Dubai. The jv, to be owned 51% by Kanoo and... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/11915.html
Borouge (Abu Dhabi) says it has shelved previously announced plans to build a melamine plant at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. The company says it intends to focus on its core olefins and... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/11591.html
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