Keyword: Iran

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The Middle East – More Opportunities than Risks

25.11.2017 - The Middle East chemical industry makes good money selling basic chemicals and uses local oil and gas in manufacturing. Hopes are high that the many major investments made by the...

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Air Liquide in Iran Methanol-to-propylene Project

16.08.2017 - French industrial gases group Air Liquide has signed an agreement with Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) to build a 500,000 t/y methanol-to-propylene (MTP) plant. Talks...

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Total Strikes Petrochemical Deal with Iran

06.07.2017 - Total and Iran have reached preliminary agreement to build three petrochemical plants that could see investment of up to $2 billion, according to a news agency source at the...

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Banking Problems Halt Iranian Exports to China

04.07.2017 - Iranian petrochemical exports to China have stopped since May because of banking problems, according to Iran’s Press TV. Marzieh Shahdaei, managing director of Iran’s National...

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Oil and Gas Projects in Iran Gain Traction

21.06.2017 - Oil and gas projects involving foreign investors appear to be moving ahead in Iran, the country’s news agency Shana reports. Multinational heavyweights such as Petronas and Shell...

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Iran: Rediscovering a Sleeping Giant

27.04.2017 - Iran has one of the longest histories of medical practice in the world. In the modern era, however, the Middle East country has fallen off the world‘s medical and pharmaceutical...

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BASF Confirms Talks on Iran Oil & Gas

27.02.2017 - BASF subsidiary Wintershall is in talks with the government of Iran about investing in the country’s oil and gas sector, BASF CEO Kurt Bock confirmed at the annual results press...

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More Iran Deals Mooted as new Sanctions Loom

06.02.2017 - Fresh reports of agreements between Iran and chemicals-related European countries continue to roll in, even as US president, Donald Trump, threatens new sanctions against them in...