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31-Dec-18 Asia's naphtha market looks set to face downside pressure in the first half of 2019 as key producers in the Middle East and Southeast Asia ramp up production, while demand in Northeast Asia could falter during a heavy steam cracker maintenance season. [image: Platts Oil]
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30-Dec-18 JGC Corp has been awarded the contract for the construction of chemical plants that will be the foundation of a high-performance synthetic-resin manufacturing and sales undertaking in Thailand involving Kuraray, PTT Global Chemical and Sumitomo Corp. [image: JGC Corporation]
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17-Dec-18 Qatar Petroleum is buying stakes in three offshore oil blocks in Mexico from Eni SpA, as Qatar expands after leaving OPEC. Global oil majors are attracted to the Mexican side of the Gulf as new blocks are opened for development. [image: Chris Ratcliffe / Bloomberg]
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26-Nov-18 Thailand will remain a hub for ASEAN, especially Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, said Ramkumar Dhruva, BASF President Asia-Pacific. "Automotive production in ASEAN is growing steadily, and 50 percent... is from Thailand... followed by Indonesia and Malaysia". [image: The Nation]
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26-Nov-18 Saudi Aramco will expand its market share in Asia despite likely OPEC limits on output in 2019, and is eyeing deals in China and Africa as it aims to become a global leader in chemicals. [image: Euronews]
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