The facility will be developed and constructed in Ras Laffan Industrial City at a cost of several billion dollars and is expected to have a 1.9 million ton ethane cracker and two high-density polyethylene derivative units with a combined capacity of 1.6 million tons.

Capsule reports on this week's notable medtech-related news, analysis and commentary: Catheter recall, Dassault buys stake in personalized medicine, missing 'bodies' in EU, China’s medical malpractice and robotics in the healthcare space.

A slight improvement in supplier relations in the 19th annual North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index won’t be enough to confront looming challenges for the auto industry.

The REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation is denying market access to certain U.S. companies trying to sell their products in the European Union.