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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
New Middle East projects in the starting blocks / Iran inaugurates “Olefins 10” / Saudi Rabigh complex to begin producing in October
22.07.2008
EQUATE
New ethylene glycol plant handed over in Kuwait
15.07.2008
UAE
USD 4 bn investment in Abu Dhabi plastics cluster
18.06.2008
IRAN
Plastics machinery: Need for modernisation promises strong demand but sanctions are hindering progress / Germany is main importer / Asia catches up
03.06.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Carmel cracker unit shut following smoke emission
26.05.2008
ELASTOGRAN
JV established with Kanoo Group in Abu Dhabi
22.05.2008
OCTAL
PET resin offered ahead of Q4 2008 start-up
05.05.2008
OCTAL
PET expansion to bring additional 500,000 t/y
18.04.2008
SABIC
Withdrawal from Osos Petrochemicals jv talks
18.04.2008
BOROUGE
Stage three to add 2.5m t/y capacity by 2014
11.04.2008
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL
Expansion in PP compounds / New production lines in Saudi Arabia and Thailand / More capacity in China
09.04.2008
DAELIM
USD 960m contact awarded for Al-Jubail project
31.03.2008
BOREALIS
Multi-billion dollar olefins and aromatics complex in Abu Dhabi / Partnership with IPIC / Start-up in 2013
26.03.2008
SABIC
USD 1.7 bn complex in China / PE and ethylene glycol / Joint venture with Sinopec
08.02.2008
INEOS
BP plans for Saudi Arabian cracker are buried
09.10.2007
OCTAL
USD 300m investment in APET in Oman / Output claimed to 20% of world production
24.09.2007
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS
Cracker expansion completed at Qapco in Qatar
11.09.2007
OMAN
Sohar petrochemical complex on ice indefinitely / Delay could ease an expected ethylene glut
21.08.2007
IRAN
Chemical segment aims for more processing depth / Sanctions and financing problems inhibit development
13.08.2007
HUNTSMAN
Majority share acquired in Saudi PU joint venture
27.06.2007
DOW
JV with Saudi Aramco to build world-scale petrochemicals complex at Ras Tanura site
18.05.2007
AROMATICS OMAN
World's largest paraxylene plant to begin production in 2009 / 814,000 t/y capacity
18.05.2007
BASELL
50th "Lupotech T" licence granted to Qapco
02.05.2007
BOROUGE
Tecnimont and Tecnicas Reunidas awarded Ruwais expansion contracts worth USD 3 bn
24.04.2007
KAUTEX MASCHINENBAU
Saudi Arabian institute orders 15 blow moulders / Instructor training included
27.03.2007
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