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Alba plans capacity upgrade
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has announced plans to raise its production capacity from 870,000 tonnes per year to 1.2 million tonnes...
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Dubal maintains position of honour
Dubai Aluminium (Dubal), celebrating 30 years since it first began operations in 1979, has received the ISO/IEC 20000...
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Revamp offers licences in a day
ZonesCorp, the Higher Corporation of Specialised Economic Zones in Abu Dhabi, has upgraded its investor centre, making it possible to reduce the industrial licence...
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Bahrain to have new fibreglass plant
A fibreglass manufacturing facility will be set up in Bahrain at an investment of more than BD5 million (13.2 million...
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Neopharma building new facilities
Neopharma, the Abu Dhabi-based pharmaceuticals manufacturer, has ventured into biotechnology and nanotechnology-based research and manufacturing capabilities.The company...
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Consortium confirms sale of QCon
A consortium of companies from Qatar and Bahrain has confirmed it has fully acquired Qatar Shipping Company's subsidiary Qatar Engineering & Construction Company WLL...
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Aquatech awarded Egypt project
Aquatech has been awarded a contract to design and supply a Multiple Effect Distillation (MED) seawater desalination system for the Abu Qir Thermal Power Plant in Egypt....
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Metro has Jotun coat
Jotun Paints says it has supplied over 3 million litres of paint for the first phase of Dubai Metro's Red Line, which commenced operations recently. Under the terms of...
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Amana gets contract
Qatar International Cables Company (QICC) has selected Amana Contracting & Steel Buildings, a leader in the industrial construction sector, for the construction of...
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Adnec to host SIAL Middle East
SIAL, one of the world's largest food events, will host its Middle East show at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 15 to 17 November 2010, marking the entry of...
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Largest events hall completed
Construction of the UAE's largest indoor auditorium, capable of housing 5,700 spectators, has been completed in Abu Dhabi.Multipurpose Hall 12, built by the Abu Dhabi...
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Industry fair points to bright era
A diverse blend of established industrial sector suppliers and dynamic market debutants will showcase their capabilities...
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Halal food consumption high
A halal food expo set for November will highlight products and trends in an industry that makes it possible for people in the GCC region to consume Shariah-compliant food...
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Boeing joins Masdar-led research
Boeing has announced it is joining with Honeywell's UOP to commission a study led by the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, on the sustainability of a...
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Empower commissions cooling plant
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has commissioned a world-class 45,000-refrigeration-tonne (rt) district cooling plant for Business Bay Executive...
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Research reveals projects' status
A UAE-based project study group, investigating 578 current projects in the GCC region with a budget value of more than $690 billion, has said projects amounting to 30 per...
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DC yields big gas savings says firm
The GCC region can save up to 11 billion cu m of gas supplies annually if half of the region's air conditioning needs are...
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AlRashed excels in building materials
After more than 50 years of operations in Saudi Arabia's continuously developing building materials and construction field, one...
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China paper traders eye Middle East
The Middle East represents one of the fastest growing markets for "Made in China" tissue paper and disposable products...
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Dow Corning opens Mideast base
Dow Corning, one of the world's largest silicon-based materials developers and manufacturers, has established a Middle East headquarters and commercial entity in Manama...
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Yokogawa wins Kuwait order
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced that it has received an order from the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water to replace control systems for boilers...
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In Brief
Savola holds talks with UK group Saudi-based Savola Group is in talks to buy British sugar refiner and sweetener group Tate and Lyle's stakes in sugar refineries in Egypt...