Petrochemicals
Borouge, Takreer and local volunteers join forces for Waste Free Environment
Borouge, together with the Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company Takreer and an army of willing volunteers, have been tackling waste in the environment. more
Mar 6, 2017 11:52 AM News
Oman gears up for 4th Oman Plast
Oman Plast is now annual, with the fourth edition bringing together plastics innovators from the GCC to the Oman Convention Centre in Muscat from March 21st-23rd 2017. more
Feb 28, 2017 11:04 AM News
Oman Downstream event reflects sultanate's commitment to boosting industry
Oman Downstream will present updates from key stakeholders on new refining and petrochemical projects, and address key challenges for realising the downstream vision of the Sultanate. more
Feb 15, 2017 12:03 PM News
EQUATE and Maersk join forces to cut CO2 emissions
EQUATE has teamed up with Maersk, signing a first-of-its-kind agreement in Kuwait to tackle CO2 emissions from ocean transport. more
Feb 13, 2017 10:19 AM News
Picture Gallery: MEP at ArabPlast 2017
MEP has had a blast at ArabPlast 2017 and here is a gallery of Editor Rose Brooke and the team's snapshots of the show floor. more
Jan 9, 2017 6:17 AM News
Borouge to showcase industry-transforming solutions at ArabPlast 2017
Global petrochemicals leader Borouge is set to showcase its diverse portfolio of differentiated and sustainable polyolefin solutions as a Principal Sponsor of ArabPlast 2017. more
Jan 3, 2017 2:24 PM News
December's most-read plastics headlines
It's January 2017 which means ArabPlast 2017 is less than a week away, so it comes as no surprise that ArabPlast news dominates our most-clicked list for December 2016. more
Jan 3, 2017 10:46 AM News
Abu Dhabi flexes petchem muscles
Abu Dhabi is positioning itself as a global petrochemicals heavyweight by massively increasing its production capacity in-line with its new 2030 Strategy. more
Dec 5, 2016 10:00 AM News
Borouge highlights its plastics solutions for infrastructure at Big 5
Borouge is showcasing its portfolio of latest sustainable and value-added polyolefin grades for utilities and construction at the Big 5 in Dubai this week (November 21st-24th). more
Nov 24, 2016 9:30 AM News
October's most-read plastics headlines
In case you cannot remember anything from before K 2016, fear not, our roundup of the top five most-read stories on the MEP website for the past 31 days will jog your memory. more
Oct 28, 2016 4:04 PM News
Shell makes Iran petrochemicals intent official
Shell has made its interests in expanding its petrochemicals output in Iran official, by signing an MOU with Iran's National Petrochemical Company. more
Oct 11, 2016 10:27 AM News
NATPET to highlight new PP resin grades at K 2016
NATPET is showcasing new grades of PP resin at K 2016, in collaboration with Haitian, WeiLi & Milliken. more
Oct 11, 2016 9:00 AM News
July's most-read plastics headlines
We look back on the stories that got MEP readers clicking like crazy in the hottest month of the year, with the Turkish coup, women in business and ENGEL's little brother WINTEC catching your eye. more
Aug 1, 2016 9:48 AM News
Turkey coup causes 'no disruption to petchem'
The failed coup in Turkey has not had an impact on petrochemicals shipping, it has been reported. more
Jul 18, 2016 2:25 PM News
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. more
Jul 11, 2016 9:00 AM News
Borouge puts efficiency first with 2021 Sustainability Goals
Leading petrochemical company Borouge has cemented its aims to provide innovative, value-added plastics solutions by outlining its Sustainability Goals 2021. more
Jun 6, 2016 9:07 AM News
SABIC signs partnership agreement with Chinese industry power
SABIC and Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group have signed a major Project Development Agreement to jointly develop a greenfield petrochemical complex in Ningxia Hui. more
May 31, 2016 10:35 AM News
Borouge presents petrochemical industry leadership with solutions at CHINAPLAS 2016
Borouge made its petrochemicals prowess prominent at CHINAPLAS 2016, presenting itself as 'the plastics sector's provider of choice'. more
May 10, 2016 2:00 PM CHINAPLAS 2017
April's most-read plastics headlines
We know April meant CHINAPLAS for MEP, but there was plenty happening in the Middle Eastern plastics industry that tickled your fancy - come with us as we revisit our most-read headlines. more
May 2, 2016 10:00 AM News
European business 'keen to join' Iran Petchem projects
German and Italian companies have expressed an interest in joining Iran's petrochemicals projects to ensure their place in the competition, according to a report from Iran Plast. more
Apr 19, 2016 12:27 PM News