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Sabic, MRC team up to set up plant
Sabic and Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd (MRC) will participate equally in a billion-dollar joint venture to manufacture methyl...
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Petchem giant expands PP portfolio
Sabic has introduced a new random copolymer polypropylene (PP), highlighting that it offers outstanding transparency with...
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Investment package offered at RAK
Property developer Rakeen has partnered with Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (Rakia) to establish RAK Business Invest, an initiative that offers foreigners as well as...
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Alfanar to build substations in hubs
A Saudi firm has won two contracts worth SR363.9 million ($97 million) to build substations in two Saudi economic cities...
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SteelFab to benefit from upturn
The green shoots of economic recovery visible in the UAE are generating considerable initial bookings for the upcoming SteelFab 2010 event and serious enquiries about the...
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Dubal signs service deal with GE
Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (Dubal) says a $45 million multi-year service contract it signed with GE Energy is designed to reduce the cost of aluminium production...
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Alba gets staff empowerment award
Aluminium Bahrain has won two prestigious awards in recent weeks, one for employee empowerment announced by the International Federation of Training and Development...
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Taqa ascendant with Europe deals
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (Taqa) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Taqa Energy BV, has reached an agreement with Netherlands-based life...
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Power-Gen comes to Qatar
Power-Gen Middle East will be staged at the Qatar International Exhibition Centre in Doha from October 4 to 6, 2010. This is the first time in the show’s nine-year...
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Chemipaint enhances Adnec’s look
Universal Paint and Chemical Industries (Chemipaint) has completed work at the prestigious Abu Dhabi Exhibition Centre (Adnec), a project it says grants recognition to...
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Construction shows due in Riyadh
Riyadh Exhibitions Company is in the thick of preparations for two important construction-related shows – Saudi Build and Saudi Stone...
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Emal output to be higher in Phase 1
State-owned Emirates Aluminium (Emal) plans to ramp up output at a giant new aluminium plant to more than 700,000 tonnes by the...
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Dumping hurting UAE steel producers
The UAE’s local steel prices are being hit by dumping from Turkish manufacturers of the metal, the chief executive of RAK Steel...
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Interest in Gulf Industry Fair grows
Interest in one of the Middle East’s premier industry-related exhibitions is gathering pace, according to the organisers. Hilal...
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Doha to host industrial event
Ministers, top international speakers and regional experts are to gather in Doha in November for a conference to discuss key industrial issues and the path the Gulf...
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Ducab Q2 sales up 30pc
UAE cables maker Ducab has announced its first-half results that show evidence of the improving trend in the region’s economies as sales in the second quarter of 2009...
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New steel complex to open next year
A new steel-making company fully owned by Saudi-based Al Tuwairqi Holding Company will start operating next year and help...