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No major expansion is expected in the Kuwaiti petrochemical sector until 2017 when Olefins III will boost ethylene capacity to 3.1mn tonnes per annum (tpa), while polyethylene will nearly double to 1.6mntpa. Nevertheless, BMI's Kuwait Petrochemicals Report predicts an increasingly competitive external market environment, although the country's industry looks capable of meeting the challenge.

The Iranian petrochemicals industry is set to receive a major boost in exports, putting up a major challenge to its Arabian Gulf rivals. However, BMI's latest Iran Petrochemicals report warns that the country will continue to struggle with feedstock disruptions, a difficult investment environment and continued uncertainty, which could see production significantly undershooting full operational capacity over the medium term.

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The controversial decision to appoint Poland to host UN climate change talks has served to highlight the huge gulf between those countries in Europe that hope to benefit from the favourable economics of coal-fired power generation and those that are prepared to focus on reducing carbon emissions - perhaps to the detriment of their economies. Nowhere is the divergence between emissions polices and power sector economics clearer than in Poland, where a yearning to continue burning cheap coal in order to generate affordable electricity is underscored by a desire to advance the huge Opole coalfired power plant. With the government keen to proceed with the project, despite EU legal threats and the resignation of the head of state-owned utility PGE (the utility responsible for the project), we believe Poland is likely to continue to clash with the EU over its staunch reliance on polluting coal in the years to come.

We have modestly revised up our average hydrocarbon production growth forecasts for Trinidad & Tobago (T&T), from 0.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) over the next decade to 1.2% y-o-y for oil, and from 1.3% y-o-y to 1.4% y-o-y for natural gas. There are still significant risks, including the mounting technical difficulty and expense involved in the discovery and production of T&T's oil and gas, as well as a more competitive market. Indeed, these factors account for our still relatively tempered growth forecasts.

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Recycling of Metal Waste and Scrap market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

Since last 32 years, Fernando Espinosa and his team has been developing energy saving projects for medium and large corporations. Unfortunately, the lack of proper energy efficiency internal policies, education and interest, energy efficiency has been growing slower than expected. There is a serious need to ramp up the information and interest of individuals and companies so that achieving a sustainable and competitive economy worldwide becomes a reality.

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We retain a cautious stance on the Venezuelan oil and gas sector. While a flurry of new loans and deals may improve the financial position of PdVSA over the short term, the threat that badly needed funds will diverted from investment into the oil and gas sector to fund social programmes remains as real as ever. Moreover, although our long-term forecasts call for growth as projects in the Orinoco belt ramp up, we expect Venezuela to continue its underperformance given the scale of challenges - which range from political interference to chronic underinvestment. Similarly, despite abundant gas reserves, we expect Venezuela to remain a net importer of gas over the course of our forecast period.

The future of energy cannot depend entirely on conventional energy sources, which are based on fossil fuels. However, alternative energy continues to develop slowly, due to the fossil fuel industry’s financial and political power. The only way alternative energy sources will develop is through the ideas of entrepreneurs financed directly by the public who desire clean energy solutions. The Kvasir Project is a fundraising and donation site created in order to fund the research and development of a clean and sustainable energy project, this includes the Kvasir I and subsequent products.

The over-supply situation in the Chinese market, coupled with growing Indian self-sufficiency and the ongoing eurozone crisis, will narrow the range of markets that are capable of absorbing Thai exports, according to BMI's latest Thailand Petrochemicals Report. As such, prices are likely to soften and margins will come under pressure. However, Thailand's major polymer exports are likely to account for up to a third of capacity by 2017.

Australian Crushing & Mining Supplies (ACMS), one of the Oz’s foremost consumable suppliers. It is now offering a wide collection of crushing equipment in Australia. The collection includes a range of conveyer belting, filters, screen mesh, conveyor rollers, manganese parts, hydraulic parts, electrical parts and other form of accessories.

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As the demand for natural gas is expected to significantly increase in the U.S. in coming years, concern has been raised in many areas as to the state of required infrastructure. Given the expected growth in industrial and utility sectors, a number of Industry giants and primary energy providers in rural areas, especially those with extreme weather patterns, may find themselves at a particular disadvantage unless they can update infrastructure for extracting, transporting and storing natural gas. Although infrastructure may be adequate under current conditions, increased demand may strain under-reinforced pipelines and other conduits. This could result in costly repairs and loss of revenue associated with interrupted gas availability.

The Slovakian petrochemicals industry experienced strong growth as a result of export-led growth and improved operating margins, despite the country's lacklustre overall economic performance, according to BMI's latest Slovakia Petrochemicals Report. Modest growth in capacity is expected in the medium-term. In 10M13, the chemicals production index showed 4.9% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth while the rubber and plastics index rose 4.1%. Chemicals output had reversed an average decline of 4.4% in 2012 while rubber and plastic strengthened from growth of 2.0%. Local petrochemicals producer Slovnaft reported that in 9M13 monomer and polymer output was up 12% y-o-y to 243,000 tonnes.

The Philippines' oil and gas market is small but growing, marked by an expected short-term increase in both liquids and gas production, although it will still be insufficient to meet growing domestic demand. Longer-term growth will be dependent on results from ongoing and short-term exploration.

Turkey will remain heavily dependent upon oil and gas imports for the foreseeable future. However, its role as a critical energy transit hub between Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Caspian and Russia provides it with a unique form of leverage and makes it a key player in the global energy market. The decision to proceed with the TAP and TANAP natural gas pipelines cements Turkey's position as a critical transit country, and also secures 6bcm of new supplies for Turkey's domestic market. There is also upside potential to the country's domestic energy production in the form of Black Sea reserves and unconventional development, although it remains too early for either to be factored into our forecasts. Mounting investment into exploration activities underscores the government's growing commitment to increasing its own domestic resource base.

Consumers love competition as it helps to keep prices low while improving customer service, and these are just two of the benefits seen with energy deregulation. Citizens now find that deregulation of energy in Ohio will benefit them also thanks to Border Energy and their launch of a campaign to increase consumer awareness of this topic. "With the help of Ohio Choice Energy, Border Energy hopes to let all citizens know that they have options and no longer have to live with high energy prices or poor customer service from their electric or natural gas provider," the media team at Border Energy explains.

Indonesia's growth and its market size, with a population of 240mn, continues to attract investment. While a significant increase in petrochemicals capacities is expected over coming years, there remain significant risks, particularly the impact of new low-cost ethane-based petrochemicals production in the US and the differential between ethane and Indonesia's principle feedstock naphtha, according to BMI's latest Indonesia Petrochemicals Report.

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With power demand highly correlated to economic activities, we maintain our relatively positive outlook for the Canadian power sector. Our country risk analysts forecast Canadian real GDP growth to move just above the 2.2-2.3% long-term trend on average in 2014 and 2015, with expansion of 2.3% and 2.5% in those years, respectively. We thus expect that in 2014 power consumption will experience positive growth, albeit at a mere 0.96%. That said, overall generation will decline as Canada's power exports to its southern neighbour will decrease slightly.

Despite planned investment in order to stabilise output from Azerbaijan's ACG complex, the long term outlook for liquids is bearish notwithstanding near term gains from the US$6nn Chirag Oil Project (COP). The greatest source of upside risk to our oil outlook comes from our bullish view on Azeri gas, with a number of major untapped gas fields holding liquids potential as well. Despite a number of large fields having already been identified for exploration and appraisal, a shortage of rigs and the technical challenges of the Caspian's operating environment have slowed development. In the absence of firm timelines, we have yet to include these projects in our forecast but note the risks for gas are weighted heavily to upside as progress on strategically significant export infrastructure into Europe continues to advance.

Mister Service is pleased to announce they will be continuing their commercial appliance promotion throughout the month of February. Customers who hire Mister Service for any parts or labor repairs will save $25. Not only is the company offering this special discount but they will answer their service calls for free. There are no more excuses for business owners to wait to get their appliances repaired. The company has been serving Bucks County, Philadelphia, Montgomery County and parts of New Jersey for more than 20 years.

Energy Advice Line Limited had recently launched their website at http://www.energyadvicenline.org.uk. The purpose of the site is to serve as a tool for business owners to compare business electricity prices from different electricity suppliers. Another aim of the website is to be able to provide business owners advice on how to switch from one utility provider to another.

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