Chemical Industry Weekly News Round-up, June 18

The event of the week, arguably, was the inaugural GPCA Plastics Summit which took place this week in Dubai. CW’s Natasha Alperowicz was at the event to report on the assertion among the GPCA Plastics Committee that we have reached ‘The Plastics Age.’ Consumption of plastics in the GCC region has grown from 19 kg/capita in 2000 to 39 kg/capita this year and by 2020 it will reach the consumption of Japan, according to Khaled A. Al Mana, executive v.p./polymers at Sabic, the region's largest player.   Other key news this week included Agchem...

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