http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:02:43 EST 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 $2.07... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/13713.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Company... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/13581.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT James Fitterling has been named CEO of the petchem joint venture between Dow Chemical and Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC; Kuwait City). The 50-50 jv will be called K-Dow Petrochemicals, and will be headquartered in southeast Michigan.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/13033.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Equate Petrochemical Co., says it it has achieved mechanical completion of its 600,000 m.t./year ethylene glycol (EG) plant, built as part of the Olefins II Kuwait Program and handed over... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/12856.html Mon, 7 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Equate Petrochemical (Kuwait) says this week it has signed a deal to provide CO2 off-gas from its manufacturing facilities to business conglomerate Alnafisi International (Kuwait). The project... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/12430.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT The office will support Grace's manufacturing operations in the Mideast.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/10081.html Tue, 29 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST The Second Annual Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) Forum attracted more than 750 delegates, a big increase on the 450 delegates who attended the first meeting.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/9680.html Thu, 10 Jan 2008 0:00:00 EST Dow Chemical says it plans to form a 50-50 petrochemical joint venture with Kuwait Petroleum’s Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC; Kuwait City) subsidiary. PIC will pay about $9.5 billion... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/9396.html Wed, 19 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Equate's Al-Terkait says Mideast petrochemicals industry must prepare for the competitive challenge that lies ahead.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/9368.html Thu, 13 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST Dow Chemical says it plans to form a 50-50 petrochemical joint venture with Kuwait Petroleum’s Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC; Kuwait City) subsidiary. PIC will pay about $9.5 billion... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/kuwait/9369.html Thu, 13 Dec 2007 0:00:00 EST