Bloomberg Saudi Basic Industries Corp, the Middle East’s biggest petrochemicals producer, posted an 81 percent increase in second-quarter profit on higher sales prices and volumes. Net income rose to 6.7 billion riyals ($1.8 billion) from 3.71 billion riyals a year ago, the company known as Sabic said in a statement. Revenue climbed 26 percent to 43.3 billion riyals. The company …

Bloomberg Bloom Energy Corp, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers-backed maker of fuel-cell power systems, climbed on its first day of trading after pricing a rare alternative-energy IPO. The shares rose 47 percent to $22.10 in New York, giving the company a market value of about $2.34 billion. Bloom Energy sold 18 million shares for $15 apiece after marketing the …

Bloomberg China’s solar power sector should strive to cut costs and improve quality, said a top industry group seeking to restore confidence in the world’s largest market as recent policy moves in Beijing straddle producers with shrinking demand and tumbling prices. The industry is moving away from rapid capacity expansions and suppliers should not expect sector to grow every year, …