http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:25:09 EST 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 Borouge joint... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/15280.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST 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, agriculture and... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/15165.html Wed, 5 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST 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 have... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/14463.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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/uae/13713.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Borealis has confirmed that a melamine plant is included in a feasibility study for a $20-billion “chemicals industrial city” at Taweelah, Abu Dhabi. Borealis and its parent... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/13614.html Mon, 18 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/uae/13581.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Egypt, Saudi... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/13031.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 0:00:00 EDT Paintmaker Becker Industrie (Montbrison, France) says it will open a €1-million ($1.6 million)... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/12730.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 provisions... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/12557.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT Cabot says it will build a new carbon black masterbatch plant in Dubai, due onstream in the fall of 2009. The... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/middle_east/uae/12214.html Mon, 2 Jun 2008 0:00:00 EDT