As the BRI brings Chinese trading opportunities westward, those Chinese manufacturers that establish a presence in Western Asia first will reap the largest rewards. In order to help you export your products to West Asia, we have developed a ...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani Thursday in Beijing, and they agreed to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership featuring mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, and common ...
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Confectionery giant Mondelēz International has opened a new $90m biscuit manufacturing plant in Bahrain. The new 250,000m2 plant will manufacture the confectionery and snacking firm’s power brands that include Oreo cookies and ...
ExxonMobil said that it will make a final investment decision later this year on a potential polypropylene production expansion along the US Gulf Coast. The company started detailed engineering work on a potential US Gulf Coast project to ...
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Chevron Phillips Chemical has started operations of a new ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou facility in Baytown, Texas, US. The unit will manufacture 1.5 million metric tons/3.3 billion lbs. a year at peak production. Last September, ...
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More than 150 organizations globally endorsed a new statement that proposes to ban oxo-degradable plastic packaging worldwide. The organisations supporting the initiative include M&S, PepsiCo, Unilever, Veolia, British Plastics Federation ...
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ExxonMobil Chemical has started production on new polyethylene line at its Mont Belvieu plastics plant in Texas. The firm commenced production of the first of two new 650,000 tons-per-year high-performance polyethylene lines at the plant. ...
Twisted X Brewing has launched two new beers, the Gulf Kolsch Blonde Ale and Whoa-Mango IPA. The new products will be hitting Texas retail shelves and on-premise customers in the coming weeks. Both Gulf Kolsch and Whoa-Mango will be ...
Protective Packaging is donating 15,000 moisture barrier bags to the Salvation Army for use in hurricane relief efforts across the Gulf Coast, Florida and the southeast. These bags are military-grade, moisture barrier bags designed to ...
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The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planner, and the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) jointly issued a document entitled "The Vision for Maritime Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative" on June 20, ...
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Dow Chemical has completed the construction of its new ELITE enhanced polyethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas, US. Part of the firm’s $6bn expansion on the US Gulf Coast, the 400,000 metric ton polyethylene facility is ...
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Dow Chemical has completed construction phase of ethylene production facility in Freeport, Texas, ahead of schedule. The firm is now progressing through the commissioning phase for the ethylene facility scheduled by mid-year. Dow ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota has added a new model to the 86 lineup, the 860 Special Edition. The 2017 Toyota 86 will turn more heads than ever with the new 860 Special Edition that adds stand-out styling, premium features and performance ...
China plans to seal free trade agreements with 40 percent of the countries and regions along the Belt and Road Initiative in 2017, officials said on Tuesday. The nation had already established FTAs or is in talks with 25 countries and ...
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Shell has started oil production from the Malikai Tension-Leg Platform (TLP), located 100-kilometres off the coast of the Malaysian state of Sabah. Located in waters up to 500-metres deep, Malikai is Shell’s second deep-water ...
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