Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 14

05-April-2010

CASPIAN

Sinopec Steps Into Kazakh Petrochemical Project

Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI) has brought Chinas Sinopec into a project to develop an integrated petrochemical complex in Atyrau, Silk Road Intelligencer (SRI) reported on 30 March, adding that LyondellBasell had pulled out of the project. KPI Managing Director Raushan Sarmurzina announced on 29 March that Netherlands-based LyondellBasell would be leaving the $5.2bn project...