Jul 17, 2011
Markets Update: National Bank of Oman rises at the open as second quarter profit rises almost 14 per cent. In the UAE, markets were mixed, Abu Dhabi's index was up on Etisalat, while Dubai's was down slightly on low volume. Read Article Oman's national bank in the black for second quarter
May 22, 2011
Saudi shares lifted by petrochemicals sector after an oil report showed fuel consumption increased in April. Read Article Petrochemicals lead Saudi index up
May 18, 2011
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, the world's biggest petrochemicals maker, has signed a US$1 billion deal to make a speciality plastic in China. Read Article Sabic plans $1bn plastics plant in China
May 17, 2011
The Wires: Saudi Arabia's Sabic has signed a deal with China's Sinopec to build a polycarbonate plant in Tianjin, China. Read Article Sabic and Sinopec join to build plastics plant in China
May 17, 2011
Saudi Arabia has emerged as the latest Gulf nation to express interest in being a component on various influential index providers' emerging market indexes. Read Article Saudi market may be due for an upgrade
Mar 20, 2011
The price of heavily discounted feedstock in Saudi Arabia is set to expire at the end of the year, giving the government the chance to put more pressure on petrochemicals firms to create jobs. Read Article Saudis play trump card over jobs
Mar 15, 2011
Reconstruction of Japan will require help from two Saudi petrochemical producers, analysts said. Petrochemicals such as plastics, are used in all sorts of materials for the construction of houses and buildings. Read Article Saudi companies to increase Japan exports
Nov 09, 2010
Saudi Arabian Mining Company, or Ma'aden, is up almost 50 per cent in the past five months - not surprising for a company that earns 95 per cent of its revenues from gold production. Read Article Not just gold that glitters for diversified Ma'aden
Mar 01, 2010
Some analysts expect demand for petrochemicals to return to pre-recession levels by the end of this year, but so far there has been little evidence of that. Read Article Polyethylene demand bodes well for Sabic
