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Sabic in Talks to Invest in Methanol-to-Petrochemicals Project in Trinidad
Sabic appears to be the favorite to win a proposal to invest in a huge methanol-to-petrochemicals complex in Trinidad. The complex with an estimated value of $5.3 billion, is expected to be built at Point Lisas. Previously, the project was destined to be...

KBR Awarded Contract for Ammonia Plant in Egypt
KBR (Houston) says it has been awarded a contract by Tecnimont for the license and basic engineering design of a new ammonia plant to be built by Chemical Industries Holding (Cairo) at Aswan, Egypt. KBR will provide Chemical Industries Holding with a...

Orascom to Demerge its Construction Business from its Fertilizer Business
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI; Cairo) says its board of directors has decided to demerge the company’s construction business from its fertilizer business. OCI will file an application with the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority in order to...

New Office in Kenya Strengthens BASF's Presence in Africa
The opening by BASF today of an office in Nairobi, Kenya will increase the company's presence in growing African markets and will serve customers in the East Africa and Sub-Sahara regions. Sales for BASF in Africa during 2010, excluding oil and gas, were...

Demonstrations Force Shutdown of Methanex and Agrium Plants in Egypt
Methanex and Agrium have each suspended production temporarily at manufacturing plants at Damietta, Egypt due to demonstrations in the area. EMethanex, a 60-40 joint venture between Methanex and an Egyptian-Saudi consortium, halted output at its 1.3-million...

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