DOW First foreign company to receive Saudi trading licence / Diversification of economy	27.06.2016
ARLANXEO Headquarters opened in Maastricht / Management team is established	27.06.2016
LANXESS Strong performance in Q1 2016 / Full-year guidance lifted again / Focus on high performance plastics paying off	13.05.2016
PMMA Output of transparent plastic continues to grow / Most capacities located in Asia / Key applications include optoelectronics, underground engineering and automotive / New production processes are more economical	12.05.2016
ARLANXEO Lanxess and Saudi Aramco synthetic rubber jv officially launched	15.04.2016
LANXESS Business “successful in every respect” last year, CEO says / Less cyclical speciality chemicals firm by 2020 / Portfolio extension in High Performance Materials?	22.03.2016
LANXESS Rubber jv with Aramco wins all approvals / New company called Arlanxeo starts on 1 April	15.02.2016
CORRECTION - POLYOLEFINS Imminent commissioning of new large-scale global plants / Export-oriented production lines in Mexico and Saudi Arabia waiting in the wings / Uncertainty about Borouge / Iran makes a return / Europe as key export destination	22.01.2016
SADARA First LLDPE line starts up / C8 grades manufactured using Dow's technology	11.12.2015
ARAB GULF STATES Positive outlook for GCC chemicals / Saudi Arabia offers opportunities to downstream investors / New petrochemical projects temporarily halted / Exports to China continue to grow	08.12.2015
POLYETHYLENE Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report	09.10.2015
DOW POLYURETHANES First Sub-Saharan Africa PU systems house starts in Durban / Sadara to supply raw materials	01.10.2015
LANXESS Half of rubber carve-out to be sold to Aramco / Joint Venture set to start in Q1 2016 / First back integration for German producer / Farther-reaching Middle East projects envisaged	24.09.2015
DOW Polymers boost group performance in Q2 / Revenue from plastics down but earnings up / Capacity upgrades on track / Chlor-alkali merger with Olin almost wrapped up	30.07.2015
SADARA Jubail polyeythelene mega-project on schedule / Large-scale cracker and PE lines to be commissioned this year	23.02.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Sadara teams up with Bavarian chemical park management firm to promote investment at Saudi's PlasChem Park / Production at EUR 15 bn complex set to start up this year	03.02.2015
POLYURETHANES Middle East drives production growth in EMEA / Region consumed 5.8m t last year / Steady gains / Flexible foam most dominant end application / Latest IAL Consultants report	22.09.2014
DOW Performance Plastics still driving growth in Q2 2014 / Western Europe sees largest gain in sales / Projects on schedule for 2015 start-up	25.07.2014
DOW CHEMICAL North America's shale gas advantage will not evaporate soon, Liveris says / European companies must import or quit markets / CEO defends his integrated production strategy	06.06.2014
DOW Performance Plastics drives sales and earnings growth again in Q1 2014 / Margin expansion is “solid proof” of good portfolio management, CEO says / Investments and divestments on track	28.04.2014
CHINA POLYETHYLENE MARKET Current five-year plan sees new production plants brought on stream / Dependence on imports declines / International producers see sales fall short of expectations / Will the next PE flood come in before the shale gas volumes?	22.04.2014
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Saudi Arabia: First shipments leave King Abdullah Port along the Red Sea	09.01.2014
SADARA CHEMICAL Signing of supply chain agreement for mega-complex / Cracker to be ready by 2015	25.11.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Petro Rabigh launches 20-day maintenance following power outage	04.01.2013
DOW Marketing agreement reached for Sadara complex / Dow to sell majority of output	16.10.2012

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