Chemical weapons used in Syria: UN teamUnited Nations human rights investigators said on Tuesday they had "reasonable grounds" to believe that limited amounts of chemical weapons had been used in Syria. More… |
Chemical arms used in Syria allege govt, rebelsSyria's government and rebels accused each other of firing a rocket loaded with chemical agents outside the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday, an attack which a cabinet minister said killed 16 people and wounded 86. More… |
Intertec wins key Saudi contractUK-based Intertec said it has won a contract from Sadara Chemical Company, the $20 billion petrochemical joint venture between oil giant Saudi Aramco and The Dow Chemical Company, to set up outdoor cabinets for its upcoming plant in Jubail Indus More… |
Jordan King, Netanyahu discuss Syria chemical armsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secretly met Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman to discuss the risk of Syria's chemical weapons falling into the hands of Islamist militants, Israeli media reports said. More… |
Syria denies plans to use chemical weaponsSyria said on Monday it would not use chemical weapons against its own people after the US warned it would take action against any such escalation. The statements came amid media reports, citing More… |
Isacc picks NCB as advisor for $293m plantIdea Soda Ash And Calcium Chloride Company (Isacc) has appointed NCB Capital as the financial advisor for its new SR1.1 billion ($293 million) Jubail inorganic chemicals factory in Saudi Arabia. The new Jubail Inorganic Chemical More… |
New cyber attack targets chemical firmsAt least 48 chemical and defence companies were victims of a coordinated cyber attack that has been traced to a man in China, according to a new report from security firm Symantec Corp. Computers belonging to these companies were infected More… |
Abu Dhabi to host Chemical Week awardsThe World Refining Association will host the Middle East Chemical Week (MECW) Awards 2011, which will recognise and reward organisations setting standards of excellence in the petrochemical and fertiliser industries across the Middle East region. More… |
Bapco admits sulphur spillBapco has admitted a spillage caused by the loading and transportation of sulphur from its refinery in Askar to the Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Hidd. A company spokesman said Bapco was aware of a small spill, which occurred outside of resid More… |
Tayf, Ablemarle sign Jubail plant dealAlbemarle Corporation, a global leader in the production of innovative specialty catalysts, will form a 50/50 joint venture with Saudi Arabia's Ibn Hayyan Plastic Products Company (Tayf) to build a world-scale organometallics catalyst plant. More… |








