Clariant and Tasnee establish masterbatches joint venture in Saudi Arabia

13-Aug-2013 - Clariant and Tasnee announced the signing of an agreement to establish a masterbatches joint venture in Saudi Arabia. Within the framework of the agreement, through its 100% subsidiary Rowad National Plastic Company Ltd., Tasnee will acquire a 40% stake in Clariant’s masterbatches operations in ...

ABB to invest $ 40 million in Saudi Arabia to strengthen power products footprint

18-Jul-2012 - ABB will invest around $ 40 million, to construct a new manufacturing plant for high-voltage gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and a transformer service workshop in Saudi Arabia, to serve the growing power infrastructure needs in the region. The switchgear plant will initially manufacture 132 ...

Solvay to form joint venture with Sadara to build hydrogen peroxide plant in Saudi Arabia

01-Aug-2011 - Solvay announced that it has the intention to create a 50/50 joint venture with Sadara Chemical Company (itself a planned joint venture of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow)) for the construction and operation of a Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in Jubail ...

Dow to Invest in Water Technology in Saudi Arabia

Dow Water & Process Solutions announces plans to build new world-class reverse osmosis membranes plant

29-Jul-2011 - The Dow Chemical Company announced plans to invest in a best-in-class manufacturing facility for DOW FILMTEC™ reverse osmosis (RO) elements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “Dow has a 50-year history of innovation and market leadership in the water industry. Saudi Arabia and nearby emerging ...

Coperion: New Service Centre for the Middle East

30-Jun-2011 - Coperion GmbH has now strengthened its presence in the Middle East. Coperion Middle East, a joint venture between Coperion and the Saudi Arabian company Golden Wing, extends Coperion’s world-wide service network by an additional service centre. As a longstanding partner of Coperion in the Middle ...

Celanese and SABIC Announce Polyacetal Expansion in Middle East

07-Apr-2010 - Celanese Corporation and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) announced their National Methanol Co. (Ibn Sina) joint venture will construct a 50,000 ton polyacetal (POM) production facility in Saudi Arabia. The investment supports accelerated future growth plans for Celanese’s Advanced ...

Huntsman and Zamil Group Plan New Morpholine and Diglycolamine® Agent Joint Venture in Saudi Arabia

10-Dec-2009 - Huntsman Corporation and the Zamil Group Holding Company signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the feasibility of constructing and operating a morpholine and Diglycolamine® Agent (DGA) amines joint venture in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. According to the MoU, the joint ...

Dammam 7 Petrochemicals and Aker Solutions sign agreement for acrylic acid and acrylates complex

17-Sep-2009 - Dammam 7 Petrochemicals has signed a programme management agreement with Aker Solutions for the Dammam 7 acrylic acid and acrylates complex to be realised in the Jubail 2 Industrial area in Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, Aker Solutions will provide pre-front end engineering and design and ...

A safe approach to nanotechnology

Boiling up zinc oxide nanorods without toxic solvents

21-Aug-2009 - A non-toxic and environmentally friendly way to make tiny nanorods of zinc oxide has been developed for the first time by researchers in Saudi Arabia. The approach, described in the current issue of the International Journal of Nanoparticles, could allow the nanorods to be used safely in medical ...

ABB wins $34 million order to boost power capacity in Saudi Arabia

09-Jul-2009 - ABB has won a $34 million order from the Saudi Electricity Company for the refurbishment and expansion of 20 distribution substations to strengthen the network in the western provinces of the country. The order was booked in the second quarter. ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, ...