It has been an interesting month for the Middle East, not least due to the political turmoil that has spread across the vast region, most notably in Turkey. Therefore it comes as no surprise that our report on the Turkish coup's affect on petrochemicals trade features in our top-five most-clicked headlines.
But there was plenty of more positive news that caught your eyes in July. UNIDO is working to plumb the untapped potential of females in business in the Middle East, while WINTEC's Peter Auinger's interview with MEP at CHINAPLAS 2016 got lots of you clicking.
ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco ethylene production tech 'slashes refining costs' says IHS
Two new steam-cracking processes developed by ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco, allow petrochemical producers to essentially skip the refining process in converting crude oil directly to light olefins.
Oil field
Top brass from ADNOC & Saudi Aramco to open 11th Annual GPCA Forum
The GPCA has announced the keynote speakers for the 11th Annual GPCA Forum: H.E. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and CEO of ADNOC, and Amin H. Nasser, Saudi Aramco CEO.
GPCA
GPCA
2015's GPCA Forum.
UNIDO hosts MENA women in business event to reach untapped female talent pool
UNIDO has hosted a conference in Jordan encouraging women in the Middle East and North Africa to fulfil their business potential as part of a project that supports female talent in business.
UNIDO
WINTEC: Fearless after two years
At CHINAPLAS 2016, EPPM took the opportunity to sit down with WINTEC's Peter Auinger to discuss the two-year-old 'little brother' and its growth strategy, while reflecting on what an incredible journey the company has been on already.
WINTEC
E-Win
WINTEC's electric e-win machine.
Turkey coup causes 'no disruption to petchem'
The impact of the failed coup by a Turkish army group has been minimal to petrochemical trade through the Turkish Straits an industry insider has stated.
