Iran-China trade down 11 percent to $8.5 bn in seven months
Tehran, Iran -- The trade exchanges between Iran and China in the first seven months of the current year reached $8.540 billion, with China’s export of products to Iran accounting for $6 billion of it.The trade declined by 11 percent compared to the same period last year, China’s Customs Office...
QatarEnergy, Chevron Phillips to build US$8.5bn Texas plastic plant
Doha, Qatar— QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) have announced they have reached a final investment decision to build an $8.5 billion polymers facility in Texas. Located about 180 kilometers east of Houston, the plant will include an ethylene cracker unit with a capacity of 2.08 million tons per annum,...
Turkey bans plastic imports after Greenpeace alarm
Greenpeace investigation finds "shocking" images of waste dumped along beaches across Adana city Turkey has been importing more plastic waste than any other country, 30% from the UK alone The Turkish government has banned the importation of most types of plastic waste after an investigation by Greenpeace revealed improper dumping...
