Germany seeks to restrict economic ties with Turkey
Chancellor Angela Merkel says Berlin plans to restrict its business with Ankara in an attempt to pressure the Turkish government to release German citizens imprisoned in the country over political reasons. “We will have to further cut back our joint economic cooperation with Turkey and scrutinize projects,” Merkel said in a Saturday interview with the […]
Iran to export polyethylene to Vietnam in 2018
TEHRAN – An Iranian petrochemical complex plans to export near 8,000 million tons of polyethylene to Southeast Asia on a monthly basis in 2018, Platts reported quoting a director of the complex. According to Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company (AKPC)’s Sales and Marketing Manager Diako Abbasi, the company aims to ship 5,000-8,000 mt/month of polyethylene to […]
Iran signs deals to reconstruct power lines in Syria
TEHRAN – Iran has signed a number of agreements with Syria to reconstruct power plants and electricity transmission lines in the war-torn neighboring country, the caretaker of the Iranian energy ministry Sattar Mahmoodi said on Tuesday. The Syrian government signed a contract to import Iranian power plants for the city of Aleppo, Syrian state news […]