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Ford goes green with $1.8bn spend

Ford Motor Company has earmarked £1 billion ($1.84 billion) to develop a range of environmentally friendly technologies for cars in Britain and is beginning production of...

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Record Chinese steel output

China’s crude steel production rose more than 18 per cent in June to a record monthly level of 36.62 million tonnes, industry information provider Mysteel said, citing...

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Mittal-Nippon alliance

Mittal Steel and Nippon Steel have agreed to continue an alliance between Nippon Steel and Arcelor following Mittal’s acquisition of Arcelor, a report said...

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Panasonic plans 103-inch TV

Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited, maker of the Panasonic brand of electronics, plans to sell the world’s largest plasma television by early next year...

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In Brief

Manufacturing output up in South AfricaSouth Africa’s manufacturing output gathered momentum in May after a slowdown in April blamed on public holidays...

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Statistics

Dubai’s trade totals $130 billionReinforcing its reputation as the trading hub of the Middle East, Dubai has achieved an amazing 36 per cent growth in trade in 2005, with...

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Anabeeb offers maintenance

Arabian Pipeline & Services Company (Anabeeb) is a single-source maintenance and support specialist for the Gulf’s leading industrial firms...

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Aggreko completes Equate project

Aggreko plc, a global leader in providing temporary power generation and temperature control services, has undertaken the Middle East’s largest temperature control...

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Safi honoured as ‘Unsung Hero’

Dany Safi, CEO of Tabreed, the Middle East’s pioneering district cooling company, has clinched the prestigious ‘Unsung Hero’ award for 2006 from the sector’s leading...

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Furniture that is inspirational

The office furniture landscape in the UAE is changing with companies demanding furniture that can inspire their employees and generate more versatility and productivity.&...

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New John Crane facility opens

John Crane has extended its penetration of the Middle East region by opening yet another Customer Support Centre, this time in Abu Dhabi...

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ZAC in deal with Elapco

Elapco, the UAE-based air conditioning specialist, has signed a significant marketing and distribution agreement with Zamil Air Conditioners (ZAC) to extend the...

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Honeywell in wireless initiative

Honeywell has unveiled a customer-driven industrial wireless roadmap that will help end-users fine-tune plant operations and improve plant employee productivity...