Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 42

18-Oct-2010

QATAR

Qatar Petrochemical Plant To Produce 5% of Worlds Melamine

The Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on 12 October inaugurated a 60,000 tons/year plant of the Qatar Melamine Company (QMC) in Mesaieed. The plant can supply 5% of global demand of melamine, which is used in colorants, plastics and concrete. It is the largest in the Middle East and the second largest in the world. The melamine project, built at a total...