Gulf Industry

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Smelters’ capacity upgrades on hold

Gulf aluminium smelters have put expansion plans on hold because of the prevailing global economic recession which has seen...

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Dubal sales affected by auto woes

Sales of state-owned smelter Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal) fell 30 per cent in the first quarter due to declines in the global automobile industry, its chief executive...

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Emirates Glass to gain most from deal

Companies within a leading UAE-based glass group are to benefit from an agreement allowing them to acquire 20 per cent of the...

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Building materials prices ‘rising’

The prices of various building materials in the Middle East have risen by as much as 15 per cent in April 2009 as compared to...

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In Brief

DAE wins credit to finance aircraftState-owned Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has said it secured export-import credit facilities worth $500 million to finance 10...

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PDC, Barrel Energy renew partnership

Palm District Cooling (PDC) has renewed its partnership with Barrel Energy LLC, the Dubai-based fuel supply management and...

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RAK Ceramics capacity tops 115 million sq m

RAK Ceramics, the world’s largest ceramics manufacturer, has announced that its annual production capacity now exceeds 115...

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Al-Toukhi, Pöyry ink MoU

Saudi Arabia’s Al-Toukhi Company for Industry, Trading & Contracting Ltd (Al-Toukhi) and Switzerland-based Pöyry Energy Ltd (Pöyry) have signed an MoU paving the way...

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Bahrain steel mill begins production

Bahrain’s first steel reinforcement bar mill has begun operations and is currently serving the local market...

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Dubai facility gets TwinAirs

Atlas Copco recently delivered two TwinAir compressors to Weatherford International’s Dubai-based facility. They were ordered through Atlas Copco’s local dealer Inma and...

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UAE extruder announces new wins

Gulf Extrusions has announced it has won several high-value deals in Europe and secured a prestigious contract to supply its unitised system for the home of one of the...