
Regional News


Packaging venture marks milestone
Obeikan Investment Group of Saudi Arabia and SIG Combibloc are this year marking 10 years of successful co-operation in their SIG Combibloc Obeikan joint venture, and are...

Plans revealed for insulin plant
Bahrain’s Innovest has announced it is promoting the setting up of an insulin manufacturing plant in the kingdom with German collaboration...

Ceramics firm makes $73m profit
RAK Ceramics, the Ras Al Khaimah-based global ceramic major, has posted a net profit of Dh270.2 million ($73.5 million) for the year 2010, registering a 3.2 per cent...

Wood show declared successful
Organisers of the recently concluded Dubai International Wood & Wood Machinery Show have said it generated sales worth more than Dh100 million ($27.22 million) during...

Doka relocates to new UAE base
Doka Gulf FZE, a subsidiary of Doka Industry GmbH, one of the world’s leading companies in the field of formwork technology for the construction industry, announced its...

Jafza-German ties
As many as 18 German companies established base in the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) in Dubai, flagship of Economic Zones World (EZW) in 2010, taking the total number of...

Investment drive
Energy Capital Group (ECG), a private global investment firm focused on energy and energy-related corporate investments, has announced plans to pursue further investments...

Qatar projects focus at show
Companies in the Middle East region’s construction segment are looking towards playing a major role in Qatar’s current construction boom, according to the IFP Group...