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Abu Dhabi
Five reasons why businesses should rethink plastic
In 2019, UAE created 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic. That’s 16,600 times the weight of the Burj Khalifa
Aviation
Dubai Airports readies for ban on single-use plastics
Change is coming to the world of air travel as the self-imposed deadline looms for a ban on all single-use plastics at the world’s busiest international airport, Dubai International (DXB).
chemical manufacturing
Saudi chemical giant Sabic sees profit plunge to lowest in 10 years
Saudi Basic Industries’ profits for the second quarter and first half of this year dived due to a sharp decline in product prices
chemical manufacturing
Saudi’s Sabic, Clariant suspend talks on $3.1bn chemicals project
Clariant chairman says discussions with Sabic on specialty plastics venture will resume when markets improve