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… |
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… |
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… |
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… |
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… |
Plastics sector 'perfect launch pad for SMEs'The leading captains of the plastics industry have called upon the enterprising small and medium enterprises (SME) to enter this boming sector, which has clocked a double-digit growth rate in the recent past, and make it their perfect launch pad More… |
Gulf petchem investments to top $250bnThe total investments in the petrochemical sector in the Gulf region will balloon to more than $250 billion by 2015, said an expert while speaking at a major industry event in Dubai. The 4th International Conference for Plastics C More… |
REVEALED: Man-made chemicals major health hazardMan-made chemicals in everyday products are likely to be at least the partial cause of a global surge in birth deformities, hormonal cancers and psychiatric diseases, a UN-sponsored research team reported on Tuesday. More… |
Arabplast records machinery deals worth $3bnArabplast 2013, the Middle East's premier trade show for rubber, plastics and plastic processing, concluded today in Dubai after recording machinery deals worth more than $3 billion, said organisers. The show attracted 30,000 More… |
Arabplast displays machinery worth $5bnMachinery worth over Dh18 billion ($4.9 billion) brought into Dubai in 180 containers have been displayed at the ongoing Arabplast 2013, the Middle East's premier trade show for rubber, plastics and plastic processing. The val More… |








