Oman Review

Oman Review

Biscuit maker reports strong HI

Oman’s top biscuits and snacks producer National Biscuits Industries Ltd presented strong H1 results indicating it could overtake 2009 performance by a wide margin if it...

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New hub awaits two major plants

Salalah Free Zone, which began operations two years ago, is awaiting the setting up of two plants, one for making caustic soda and the other for producing iron pellets....

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ABB busy with PDO, Vale jobs

ABB, present in Oman over 14 years, is currently implementing key projects for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and Brazilian mining giant Vale.The Zurich-based global...

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Omco eyes better cathode sales

Oman Mining Company (Omco) expects to achieve higher sales of copper cathodes this year, a senior official has said.The projected sales of RO24.11 million this year will...

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Majan plans output capacity hike

A glass manufacturer operating out of Northern Oman’s Sohar Industrial Estate is examining the possibility of nearly doubling production capacity in the near future.Majan...

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Oman Cables pushes for recovery

Oman Cables Industry hopes current buoyant demand in local markets will help boost sales which have been weak in the first half of this year and have a long way to go to...

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Al Khoudh Steel gaining ground

One of the Gulf’s leading manufacturers of steel furniture is staging a recovery after a period of depressed market conditions stemming from the global economic slowdown....

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Siemens to build power plants

Siemens Energy has received a $1.7 billion contract to build two turnkey combined cycle power plants (CCPPs) in Oman from a consortium led by the French utility GDF Suez....