Articles Tagged with ''Middle East''

Sometimes, healthy competition is good. For the Middle East refining and petrochemical industry, a changing global feedstock mix and increasing competition in the United States, driven by the availability of cheaper gas feedstock, is reinforcing previous decisions by Middle East petrochemical producers to continue investing in new technology.

Sherwin-Williams has established a new business in Saudi Arabia, expanding its services in the Middle East.

Effective June 1, 2014, or as existing contracts permit, Vencorex will increase prices on its TDI range of products (Scuranate™) in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Hempel has opened its first factory for waterborne decorative coatings in the Middle East.

Oman Oil Co. (OOC), a company wholly owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman, has successfully concluded the acquisition of Oxea, one of the largest global manufacturers of oxo chemicals.

AkzoNobel has expanded its presence in the Middle East by acquiring a 50 percent stake and management control of Sadolin Paints Oman SAOC.

WITec, Ulm, Germany, has appointed Advanced Technological Solutions Ltd. (ATSL), Kiryat Ata, Israel, as its exclusive distributor in Israel.

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, has expanded the service portfolio at its technical center in Dubai.

Only a few weeks are left until paintistanbul 2012 opens its doors at the CNR Expo Fair Center in Istanbul, Turkey.

In line with its plans to expand in the Turkish market, specialty chemicals company LANXESS has officially opened its new subsidiary in Istanbul.