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DGCX, China’s DCE launch plastics futuresThe Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) today announced the simultaneous launch of their respective polypropylene futures contracts at the Middle East Plastics Seminar in Dubai. The concurrent More… |
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DGCX, China’s DCE launch plastics futuresThe Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) today announced the simultaneous launch of their respective polypropylene futures contracts at the Middle East Plastics Seminar in Dubai. The concurrent More… |
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Saudi petchem exports to hit 100m tonnesSaudi Arabia’s petrochemical industry exports is set to reach 100 million tonnes exports by 2016, up 250 per cent over 2006, said an expert. The latest technologies of the Middle East petrochemicals industry will be showcase More… |
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Plastics consumption set to surgeRegional plastics consumption is projected to see a massive surge as preparations pick up pace for two premier international events in the GCC. The World Expo 2020 in Dubai and the Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar are set to provide c More… |
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Oman ‘to invite bids for $3.5bn steam cracker’Oman plans to invite bids to build a steam cracker plant worth $3.5 billion with a production capacity of one million tonnes a year of petrochemical products, two sources close to the project said on Tuesday. The planned cracker w More… |
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Plastics industry to showcase products at fairExhibitors will showcase raw materials and machinery for key segments at a plastics industry trade fair, to be held at the Expo Centre Sharjah next year. The second edition of the biennial Plastivision Arabia will be held from Apr More… |
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Saudi firms to participate in plastics and rubber fairMajor companies from Saudi Arabia will take part in an international plastics and rubber industry fair, to be held in October in Germany, said a statement. K 2013 will be held in the Düsseldorf’s fairgrounds from More… |
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SMEs urged to utilise opportunitiesThe need for small and medium enterprises to make us of accessible opportunities in the field of plastics was stressed, at a two-day conference in Muscat. The Polyolefin Plastics Arabia Conference held under the patronage of Moham More… |
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GCC exports over 80pc of petchem productionThe Gulf countries export more than 80 per cent of their petrochemical production including ethylene glycol, styrene monomer and paraxylene to overseas markets, said a senior industry expert. “These exports have included ove More… |
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Kuwait pays $2.2bn in damages to Dow ChemicalsDow Chemical Company has received $2.2 billion in damages from Kuwait's state chemicals company, bringing an end to a more than four-year dispute over a scrapped plastics joint venture. More… |
