By Malini Hariharan One more Middle East project appears to be on the move. Abu Dhabi’s ChemaWEyaat is reportedly shifting its 1.5m tonnes/year cracker and derivatives project from the Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone in Taweelah, to Ruwais in the western part of Abu Dhabi. ChemaWEyaat, the Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) and International Petroleum […]
Asian Chemical Connections
Twists expected in the LyondellBasell-Reliance story
By Malini Hariharan (Malini is now joint blogger for Asian Chemical Connections) Reliance’s bid for LyondellBasell is likely to be a long drawn out affair with potential for complications from competitive bids. I talked to some sources familiar with the transaction and they say that Reliance is unlikely to be the only company interested in […]
“Middle East To Control Basic Chems In 3-5 Years”
Abu Dhabi ahead in the race? Source of picture: www.gulftrackservices.com By John Richardson The global basic chemicals industry is likely to end up under the dominant control of the Middle East, and possibly Asia, within the next 3-5 years, a senior chemicals industry source told this blog. “We have known for a long time that […]
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