Markets in Asia were mixed. The Nikkei fell 1.3% to 9,747. Sony (NYSE:SNE) fell. The Hang Seng was down .6% to 21,479. The Shanghai Composite rose .7% to 3,156. At the open in Europe, the FTSE was down .9% to 5,059. The Dax dropped 1.2% to 5,381. Deutsche Telekom (NYSE:DT) rose. The CAC 40 was off 1.1% to 3,631. [...]

BANGALORE, INDIA--October 24, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Saudi Kayan Petrochemicals Limited (SAU:2350) (Jubail, Saudi Arabia), part of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SAU:2010) (SABIC) (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), has invited bids for the construction of a 300,000-ton-per-year, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) facility and a 200,000-ton-per-year amines production facility, both at Al-Jubail. The company has asked contractors to resubmit their tenders for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for these projects. In the earlier project schedule, the Kayan complex at Al-Jubail, with a total production capacity of 6.5 million tons per year, was expected to commence operations in 2010.

Other companies featured: Samsung Engineering Company Limited (SEO:028050), BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNP)

GALWAY, IRELAND--October 9, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--France and Kazakhstan signed several agreements involving the countries' oil and gas sectors during French President Nikolas Sarkozy's recent visit to Kazakhstan. President Sarkozy and Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev have announced the signing of 24 agreements that seek to build a closer geopolitical relationship between the two nations.

Companies featured: Areva SA (EPA:CEI), Total SA (NYSE:TOT), GDF Suez SA, Lukoil (OTC:LUKOY), BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNP)

BANGALORE, INDIA--April 1, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Emerson Electric Company (NYSE:EMR) (St. Louis, Missouri) recently secured an order for the installation of its sophisticated Fisher control valves at the world's largest integrated petrochemical plant, which is being set up by Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SAU:2350) (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) in Al Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia. Emerson will supply the plant with Fisher digital control valves.

Other companies featured: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SAU:2010), Arab Banking Corporation BSC (BSH:ABC), BNP Paribas SA (EPA:BNP), HSBC Bank plc (NYSE:HBC), Samba Financial Group (SAU:1090), KBR Incorporated (NYSE:KBR)