Middle East & Africa

BARCELONA (ICIS)—Pandemic-driven changes to chemical market demand patterns will become permanent, despite the development of an effective vaccine. Chemical market shifts will persist, despite…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–The annual forum organised by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) due to take place in February in Dubai will go ahead with sharply reduced attendance and strict…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

HOUSTON (ICIS)–The coronavirus has increased awareness for sustainability, causing companies to speed up their programmes that address this issue, the president of a petrochemical trade group said…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–The ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) continued to rise in October, increasing by 4.0% for the month, tracking price increases for most of the major petrochemical and plastics…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–European chemicals stocks jumped on Monday following an update from pharmaceutical major Pfizer on its coronavirus vaccine that stoked hopes for and to the pandemic in 2021. An…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–Crude demand in Asia decreased sharply compared with 2020 expectations, but some countries have already seen a rapid turnaround. Asia crude editor James Dennis and market reporter…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–A changing of the guard in the US early next year could diffuse heightened trade tensions with China which have been disrupting petrochemical markets for two-and-a-half years….   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–SABIC and Vopak Holding Terminals has signed a partnership agreement with Jubail and Yanbu Industrial Cities Co (JYIC) to become a 20% stake partner in Jubail Chemical Storage and…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

BARCELONA (ICIS)–At least 10 anti-dumping measures against US exporters have been put in place, or reviewed, since June by China, India, the EU, and Philippines. The moves are against US exports of…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–Saudi Aramco president and CEO Amin Nasser will receive The Chemists’ Club Kavaler Award sponsored by ICIS, in a virtual event featuring a Q&A session on December 3. Image…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east