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Amcor to acquire US plastics business for $280mAustralian packaging company Amcor said Friday it will buy a plastic container manufacturing business from US-based Sonoco Products Company for $280 million. The acquired business, Sonoco Specialty Containers, makes moulded packag More… |
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Dubai imported $3.6bn of plastics, rubbers in 2015Dubai imported $3.6 billion worth of plastics and rubbers, and exported $1.3 billion worth of the same commodities in 2015, according to latest figures revealed by Dubai Statistics Centre. Dubai also re-exported $1.008 billion wor More… |
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New technology to dominate PlastivisionThe upcoming Plastivision Arabia international plastics exhibition and conference is set to bring a host of new machinery and equipment to the region that will help plastic processors gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. More… |
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Demand for plastic, other bags to hit 38m tonnesThe worldwide demand for bags and sacks made of polyethylene foil, of other plastic foil, of woven plastic strips, as well as of paper, altogether will grow until 2022 to about 37.9 million tonnes, according to a recent market research report. More… |
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GCC plastics industry's top inventions awardedThe GCC’s plastics industry’s finest inventions and ideas were celebrated at the GPCA Plastics Excellence Awards in Dubai, UAE recently. The accolade, an initiative of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Ch More… |
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GCC plastics industry's top inventions awardedThe GCC’s plastics industry’s finest inventions and ideas were celebrated at the GPCA Plastics Excellence Awards in Dubai, UAE recently. The accolade, an initiative of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Ch More… |
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GCC plastics sector growth to top 3pc annuallyPlastic production in the Arabian Gulf will grow at a steady 3.2 per cent per year till the end of the decade, spurred by a sustained roll-out of strategic projects, according to a new study by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association ( More… |
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GCC plastics sector growth to top 3pc annuallyPlastic production in the Arabian Gulf will grow at a steady 3.2 per cent per year till the end of the decade, spurred by a sustained roll-out of strategic projects, according to a new study by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association ( More… |
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Oman to charge plastics complex $5 per MBTU of gasOman will charge state-owned Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Co (Orpic) $5 per million British thermal units (MBTU) of gas at the Liwa plastics complex, instead of the standard $3, the undersecretary of oil and gas said on Thursda More… |
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Innovation strategy a key business priorityInnovation strategy is emerging as a top business priority for 80 per cent of major petrochemical and chemical producers in the GCC region, according to a recent survey conducted by Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA). More… |
