Middle East & Africa

LONDON (ICIS)–Click here to see the latest blog post on Asian Chemical Connections. China’s booming exports of finished goods and strong local packaging demand has led to a 7% rise in the country’s…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–Oil and gas firms are becoming increasingly  active in clean energy technology investment and are likely to play a huge role in the push to decarbonising the global economy,…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–The development of plastics recycling and the potential drop in liquid fuels demand on the back of the development of clean energy sources such as hydrogen could cap methanol demand…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–The majority of technologies necessary to decarbonise the chemicals sector remain in the pilot or pre-commercial stages and could take a decade before wide-scale deployment becomes…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–The peace agreement between Israel and the UAE could open up new opportunities for polymers trade in the Middle East, but may have limited impact on overall market dynamics in the…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–The ICIS Top 100 has provided a fascinating snapshot of the global chemical industry for many years. The latest edition, published on Monday, charts financial performance in 2019 (or…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

BARCELONA (ICIS)–Coronavirus is accelerating the shift from a linear to circular economy, putting $400bn in petrochemical investments at risk or redundancy. “Peak Plastic” reached on switch…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

LONDON (ICIS)–Maintaining a diverse and inclusive working environment in the chemicals industry is everyone’s responsibility to support high performance teams and boost the bottom line. That was…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Asia’s n-butanol (NBA) market saw import discussions over the past month curtailed by a wide buy-sell gap, as sellers sought to protect already-weak margins while buyers faced a…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east

SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Isocyanates and polyol markets in the Middle East have been characterized by persistent supply tightness, which is expected to continue in the next few months. Demand for toluene…   Source: https://www.icis.com/rss/publicrss/?free=true&region=middle%20east