13.02.2020
- Under the name OQ a new integrated energy group is taking shape in Oman. As part of a master plan to revamp the sultanate’s production infrastructure, the government has decided to...
22.11.2017
- Oman Oil Company (OOC) and Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) have signed agreements related to their partnership for the development of the Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical...
02.05.2017
- Chinese petrochemical producer Mingyuan Holdings has announced plans to build a $2.3 billion methanol-to-olefins (MTO) plant alongside a giant greenfield methanol complex at the...
07.02.2017
- Ten years ago, in March 2007, oxo chemicals producer Oxea was established as a buyout led by private-equity firm Advent International of oxo derivatives and oxo intermediates...
27.07.2016
- AkzoNobel has acquired the remaining 40% stake in its Egyptian affiliate AkzoNobel Powder Coatings SAE. The Dutch group said the decision to boost its ownership from 60% to 100% is...
29.04.2015
- The Gulf area of the Middle East offers opportunities for international chemical distributors because of its strong economic growth derived from oil wealth. But many multinational...
14.11.2013
- Leveraging Feedstocks' Advantage - Behind the Arabian Gulf petrochemical and chemical industry lies three decades of exceptional growth: leveraging advantaged feedstocks, economies...
12.11.2013
- Bahrain had not been on the map of many investors from the chemical industry until December 2012 when German chemical giant BASF inaugurated a new plastics additives facility in...
