Petrochemicals
Middle East petrochemicals news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Sabic set to refinance GE Plastics debt
Saudi giant to change covenants as subsidiary struggles to meet cash projections in deteriorating market.Petrochemicals - Latest 20 news stories
- Costs derail Egypt's petrochemicals masterplan
- Libya’s National Oil Corporation signs joint ventures
- Dow and Petrochemical Industries name joint venture
- Three bid for $1bn contract to build cracker at Mesaieed
- Saudi petrochemicals manufacturers set to benefit from discounts on materials
- Emaar signs plastics agreement with Savola Group
- Raymond International wins Saudi infrastructure contracts
- Qapco issues tenders for Mesaieed
- Safco receives only one bid for urea train
- Sipchem shelves plans for Jubail cracker over cost fears.
- Qapco shortlists prequalifiers for polyethylene plant
- Abu Dhabi expresses confidence in success of polymers park
- Jubail methanol plant comes onstream
- Honeywell wins Petro-Rabigh software deal
- Abu Dhabi awards study for Ruwais olefins complex to WorleyParsons
- Dow to press on with regional petrochemicals projects
- Bids submitted for Safco urea train
- North Africa signs fertiliser production agreements
- Kayan reaches financial close
- Kuwait to look at integrating Al-Zour with chemicals plant
Fertilisers
- Libya’s National Oil Corporation signs joint ventures
- Safco receives only one bid for urea train
- Petrochemicals: Downstream drive is way forward
- Bids submitted for Safco urea train
- North Africa signs fertiliser production agreements
- Qatar - Increasing competition in the fertilisers market
- Petrochemicals: Diversification plans hit delays
- Maaden and Kayan financing to close in June
- PetroVietnam to build fertiliser plant in Morocco
- Safco extends bid deadline for Jubail urea train
Plastics
- Sabic set to refinance GE Plastics debt
- Dow and Petrochemical Industries name joint venture
- Three bid for $1bn contract to build cracker at Mesaieed
- Saudi's plastics industry needs a boost
- Saudi petrochemicals manufacturers set to benefit from discounts on materials
- Saudi projects slow as dollars dry up
- Emaar signs plastics agreement with Savola Group
- Petrochemicals capacity grows despite slowdown
- Qapco issues tenders for Mesaieed
- Sipchem shelves plans for Jubail cracker over cost fears.
Special Report: Petrochemicals - Firms seek new feedstocks
Nothing is more indicative of the region's struggle to source ethane than the decision of a country with the world's fifth-largest natural gas reserves to turn to oil-derived feedstock.
Special report: Sector outlook 2008
The urgent need to install the infrastructure required to support the region's economic development means government-backed power, water, transport and energy projects will become the principal drivers of the region's project sector in 2008.
Special Report: Petrochemicals - Moving downstream
Producers in the region are seeking to expand petrochemicals production downstream into more complex, higher-value plastics.Commentary
- Saudi's plastics industry needs a boost
- Private firms need strategic petrochemicals alliances
- Petrochemicals: Downstream drive is way forward
- Volatility offers lesson for Sabic
- Co-operation is the way forward
- Cost risk can be managed out
- Middle East can feed the world
- Is the Middle East ready for $100 oil?
Tenders
- KUWAIT TENDER: Urea formaldehyde
- UAE TENDER: Fertilisers
- EGYPT TENDER: Ammonium nitrate fertiliser
- KUWAIT TENDER: Catalyst agent
- ALGERIA TENDER: Liquid chlorine filling station
- IRAN TENDER: Ethylene dichloride
- KUWAIT TENDER: Zinc oxide
- KUWAIT TENDER: Zinc oxide
- KUWAIT TENDER: Packing and cleaning works
- ALGERIA: Mud logging units
