SABIC Solutions Win 5 Edison Awards for Best New Products

SABIC has been awarded five of the prestigious Edison Awards 2023. (SABIC)
SABIC has been awarded five of the prestigious Edison Awards 2023. (SABIC)
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SABIC Solutions Win 5 Edison Awards for Best New Products

SABIC has been awarded five of the prestigious Edison Awards 2023. (SABIC)
SABIC has been awarded five of the prestigious Edison Awards 2023. (SABIC)

SABIC, a global diversified chemicals company, has been awarded five of the prestigious Edison Awards 2023 for its innovative solutions, designed to meet the needs of their customers and the broader value chain, and as well aligned with Saudi Vision 2030, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Friday.

SABIC won three gold and two bronze awards across three separate areas for its new products and solutions. These areas include “Food and Agriculture”, “Material Science” and “Sustainability.”

The awards reflect SABIC’s commitment to pushing the limits of science, technology, and innovation and defining the future of chemistry that allows SABIC and its customers to address some of the world’s biggest challenges.

This is the third consecutive year that SABIC’s solutions have been recognized by Edison Awards, which honor the world’s most innovative new products, services, and business leaders. This is also the second consecutive year that SABIC received at least five Edison awards.

“SABIC is proud to be recognized for the third consecutive year by Edison Awards, demonstrating our continued leadership in new technology and innovation advancements. These are key elements of our continued business growth on our journey to be the preferred world leader in chemicals and provide innovative solutions for the future that create a more sustainable world,” said Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, CEO at SABIC.



Oil Drops for Third Day on OPEC+ Output Increase, Trump Tariffs

FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas industry worker walks during operations of a drilling rig at Zhetybay field in the Mangystau region, Kazakhstan, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas industry worker walks during operations of a drilling rig at Zhetybay field in the Mangystau region, Kazakhstan, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov/File Photo
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Oil Drops for Third Day on OPEC+ Output Increase, Trump Tariffs

FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas industry worker walks during operations of a drilling rig at Zhetybay field in the Mangystau region, Kazakhstan, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An oil and gas industry worker walks during operations of a drilling rig at Zhetybay field in the Mangystau region, Kazakhstan, November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov/File Photo

Oil prices declined for a third day on Wednesday, as investors worried about OPEC+ plans to proceed with output increases in April, and US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico escalated trade tensions.

Brent futures fell $1.02, or 1.44%, to $70.02 a barrel by 1149 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude declined $1.33, or 1.95%, to $66.93 a barrel.

The contracts settled near multi-month lows the previous day, weighed down by expectations the US tariffs and counter-tariffs by the affected countries will slow economic growth and reduce fuel demand, Reuters reported.

"The imposition of tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico by the US sparked swift reprisals from each nation that increased concerns over a slowdown in economic growth and the consequent impact on energy demand," Ashley Kelty, an analyst at Panmure Liberum, said.

Canada and China retaliated immediately to Trump's tariffs on Tuesday, and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country would respond, without giving details.

Meanwhile, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia, a group known as OPEC+, decided on Monday to increase output for the first time since 2022, further pressuring crude prices.

The group will make a small increase of 138,000 barrels per day from April, the first step in planned monthly increases to unwind its nearly 6 million bpd of cuts, equal to almost 6% of global demand.

"There is a bit of a concern in the market that the OPEC+ decision is the start of a series of more monthly supply additions, but the statement from OPEC+ reiterates an approach in bringing back barrels only if the market can absorb them," UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo said.

Analysts at Morgan Stanley Research said it was possible OPEC+ would deliver only a few monthly increases, rather than fully unwind the cuts.

The Trump administration also said on Tuesday it was ending a licensce the US granted to US oil producer Chevron since 2022 to operate in Venezuela and export its oil.

The decision puts 200,000 bpd of supply at risk, ING commodities strategists wrote in a note on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, US crude stocks fell by 1.46 million barrels in the week ended February 28, market sources said, citing American Petroleum Institute figures on Tuesday.

Investors await government data on US stockpiles, due on Wednesday.