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All Rights Reserved</copyright><ttl>10</ttl><image><url>http://www.icis.com/images/logo_icis.gif</url><title></title><link>http://www.icis.com/v2/rss/newsfeeds/precanned/middle+east+africa.xml</link></image><item><title>Tata Chemicals plans 1m tonne/year Morocco DAP plant</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/05/9332405/Tata-Chemicals-plans-1m-tonneyear-Morocco-DAP-plant.html</link><description>Tata Chemicals plans 1m tonne/year Morocco DAP plant. -India’s plans to construct a 1m tonne/year diammonium phosphate (DAP) plant in Morocco as...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/05/9332405/Tata-Chemicals-plans-1m-tonneyear-Morocco-DAP-plant.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 February 2010 17:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kuwait sells April '10-Mar '11 term naphtha at $22/t premium</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/05/9332001/Kuwait-sells-April-10Mar-11-term-naphtha-at-22t-premium.html</link><description>Kuwait sells April '10-Mar '11 term naphtha at $22/t premium. (adds ethylene prices, margins and more comments from traders) -Kuwait Petroleum Corp...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/05/9332001/Kuwait-sells-April-10Mar-11-term-naphtha-at-22t-premium.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 February 2010 03:14:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kuwait sells April '10-March '11 term naphtha at $22/t premium</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/05/9331997/Kuwait-sells-April-10March-11-term-naphtha-at-22t-premium.html</link><description>Kuwait sells April '10-March '11 term naphtha at $22/t premium. -Kuwait Petroleum Corp has agreed to sell term naphtha for April 2010-to-March 2011...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/05/9331997/Kuwait-sells-April-10March-11-term-naphtha-at-22t-premium.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 February 2010 02:23:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kuwait sells Apr '10-Mar '11 term naphtha at $22/t premium</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/05/9331996/Kuwait-sells-Apr-10Mar-11-term-naphtha-at-22t-premium.html</link><description>Kuwait sells Apr '10-Mar '11 term naphtha at $22/t premium. -Kuwait Petroleum Corp has agreed to sell supply to buyers at a premium of $22/tonne...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/05/9331996/Kuwait-sells-Apr-10Mar-11-term-naphtha-at-22t-premium.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 February 2010 02:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sulphur players nervous over price hikes, cite 2008 crash</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331919/Sulphur-players-nervous-over-price-hikes,-cite-2008-crash.html</link><description>Sulphur players nervous over price hikes, cite 2008 crash. CAIRO (ICIS news)--An element of nervousness has started to enter the sulphur market...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331919/Sulphur-players-nervous-over-price-hikes,-cite-2008-crash.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 February 2010 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gulf Petrochemicals Industries plans new ammonia/urea unit</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331631/Gulf-Petrochemicals-Industries-plans-new-ammoniaurea-unit.html</link><description>Gulf Petrochemicals Industries plans new ammonia/urea unit. CAIRO (ICIS news)--Gulf Petrochemicals Industries Co ( ) plans to build a new ammonia/urea...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331631/Gulf-Petrochemicals-Industries-plans-new-ammoniaurea-unit.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 February 2010 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Abu Dhabi ethylene offered via tender for March loading</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331610/Abu-Dhabi-ethylene-offered-via-tender-for-March-loading.html</link><description>Abu Dhabi ethylene offered via tender for March loading. -A 4,000-5,000-tonne ethylene spot cargo from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331610/Abu-Dhabi-ethylene-offered-via-tender-for-March-loading.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 February 2010 08:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ADNOC to cut March lifting naphtha exports by 10%-traders</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331609/ADNOC-to-cut-March-lifting-naphtha-exports-by-10traders.html</link><description>ADNOC to cut March lifting naphtha exports by 10%-traders. - (ADNOC) will cut naphtha exports for March lifting by 10% due to condensate splitter...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331609/ADNOC-to-cut-March-lifting-naphtha-exports-by-10traders.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 February 2010 03:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ADNOC to cut March lifting naphtha exports by 10%-traders</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331606/ADNOC-to-cut-March-lifting-naphtha-exports-by-10traders.html</link><description>ADNOC to cut March lifting naphtha exports by 10%-traders. -Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) will cut naphtha exports for March lifting by 10% due to...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/04/9331606/ADNOC-to-cut-March-lifting-naphtha-exports-by-10traders.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 February 2010 03:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>African polymer spot prices surge on tight availability</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/03/9331546/African-polymer-spot-prices-surge-on-tight-availability.html</link><description>African polymer spot prices surge on tight availability. -African polymer spot prices surged a further $10-70/tonne (€7-50/tonne) this week as...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/03/9331546/African-polymer-spot-prices-surge-on-tight-availability.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 February 2010 17:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ma'aden to start up Saudi Arabian DAP plant in November</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/03/9331541/Maaden-to-start-up-Saudi-Arabian-DAP-plant-in-November.html</link><description>Ma'aden to start up Saudi Arabian DAP plant in November. CAIRO (ICIS news)-- (Ma'aden) is scheduled to start up diammonium phosphate (DAP) production...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/03/9331541/Maaden-to-start-up-Saudi-Arabian-DAP-plant-in-November.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 February 2010 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Egypt urea prices hit $340/t on strong demand</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/03/9331536/Egypt-urea-prices-hit-340t-on-strong-demand.html</link><description>Egypt urea prices hit $340/t on strong demand. -Egyptian granular urea prices have climbed to $340/tonne (€245/tonne) on sustained strong demand,...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/03/9331536/Egypt-urea-prices-hit-340t-on-strong-demand.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 February 2010 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Corrected: Al-Waha halts Al-Jubail PP production on technical fault - sources</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/03/9331525/Corrected-AlWaha-halts-AlJubail-PP-production-on-technical-fault--sources.html</link><description>Corrected: Al-Waha halts Al-Jubail PP production on technical fault - sources. 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By Priya Jestin -India’s and state-owned plan to begin operations at their new joint...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/03/9331190/India’s-JBFOman-Oil-JV-to-build-12m-tonneyear-PTA-plant.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 February 2010 07:44:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dow keeps Ras Tanura timeline, but pauses on letting contracts</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/02/9331163/Dow-keeps-Ras-Tanura-timeline,-but-pauses-on-letting-contracts.html</link><description>Dow keeps Ras Tanura timeline, but pauses on letting contracts. - still plans to start up the first units at its in 2014 or 2015 - but the company is...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/02/9331163/Dow-keeps-Ras-Tanura-timeline,-but-pauses-on-letting-contracts.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 February 2010 20:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Foster to set up Saudi engineering joint venture</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/02/9331105/Foster-to-set-up-Saudi-engineering-joint-venture.html</link><description>Foster to set up Saudi engineering joint venture. TORONTO (ICIS news)-- has agreed to form a joint venture with Saudi Arabia’s engineering firm ,...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/02/9331105/Foster-to-set-up-Saudi-engineering-joint-venture.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 February 2010 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kuwait starts April '10-March '11 term naphtha talks - traders</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/02/9330729/Kuwait-starts-April-10March-11-term-naphtha-talks--traders.html</link><description>Kuwait starts April '10-March '11 term naphtha talks - traders. -Kuwait Petroleum Corp has kicked off term naphtha discussions, with buyers of April...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/02/9330729/Kuwait-starts-April-10March-11-term-naphtha-talks--traders.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 February 2010 05:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Methanex on track to start up Egypt methanol plant in H1 2010</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/01/9330327/Methanex-on-track-to-start-up-Egypt-methanol-plant-in-H1-2010.html</link><description>Methanex on track to start up Egypt methanol plant in H1 2010. -Global producer is on track to start up its 1.3 m tonne/year methanol facility at...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/01/9330327/Methanex-on-track-to-start-up-Egypt-methanol-plant-in-H1-2010.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 February 2010 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UAE’s Dana Gas 2009 net profit falls 27% ex MOL gains</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/01/9330336/UAE’s-Dana-Gas-2009-net-profit-falls-27-ex-MOL-gains.html</link><description>UAE’s Dana Gas 2009 net profit falls 27% ex MOL gains. - said on Monday it has recorded a 27% year-on-year decline in its 2009 net profit to United...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/01/9330336/UAE’s-Dana-Gas-2009-net-profit-falls-27-ex-MOL-gains.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 February 2010 08:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oman Trading to market 1m tonnes methanol from Salalah line</title><link>http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/01/9330328/Oman-Trading-to-market-1m-tonnes-methanol-from-Salalah-line.html</link><description>Oman Trading to market 1m tonnes methanol from Salalah line. -Trading company (OTI) expects to market around 1m tonnes of methanol in the first year...</description><guid isPermaLink="True">http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/02/01/9330328/Oman-Trading-to-market-1m-tonnes-methanol-from-Salalah-line.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 February 2010 06:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>