31.08.2016
- The mammoth Sadara complex at Al Jubail Industrial City II, Saudi Arabia, has started up its mixed feed cracker, which will form the core for the $20 billion project operated by a...
15.07.2016
- Dow Chemical has become the first foreign company to receive a trading license from the government of Saudi Arabia. The status allows the US group to hold a 100% stake in the...
01.06.2016
- Surfactants’ Detergent Company (SDC) has entered into a feedstock supply agreement with Sadara Chemical for its proposed detergents plant in PlasChem Park, Saudi Arabia. Sadara...
08.03.2016
- Dow Chemical has made the first shipment from its new reverse osmosis (RO) facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. While not disclosing the actual destination, Dow said the cargo was...
09.12.2015
- Sadara, claimed to be the world’s largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase, has started up its first production unit, an LLDPE plant using Dow Chemical’s technology...
24.06.2015
- The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (Sagia) has awarded Sadara, the joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical, the “Strategic”classification. With the award...
04.05.2015
- Dow Chemical has started up a new 200,000 t/y polyether polyols plant at Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The facility using DMC catalyst technology will join a propylene glycol plant opened...
29.04.2015
- The Gulf area of the Middle East offers opportunities for international chemical distributors because of its strong economic growth derived from oil wealth. But many multinational...
