In a move aimed to bolster private-sector growth in 2018, Saudi Arabia unveiled a SR72 billion ($19.2 billion) programme, with money to support housing construction as well as fee waivers for small businesses, Commerce and Investment Minister Majid Al-Qasabi said. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal decree approving the...
SAUDI Arabia’s SR978 billion ($260 billion) budget for 2018 is sending a strong signal that th ...
Schlumberger to set up new plant
Schlumberger, one of the world’s leading oil services companies, has signed a deal with state ...
The game changer
Sadara is well positioned to capture the upside value in the growing speciality market, but this val ...
Aramco launches new global IMI JV
State oil giant Saudi Aramco has joined hands with UAE-based Lamprell, the National Shipping Company ...
Having risen from its humble beginnings 20 years ago to being one of the phenomenal success stories in the regional manufacturing and industrial sector, Emirates Glass has come a long way. Established in 1998 in Al Quoz Industrial Area in Dubai in response to the rapid growth of the local construction industry, Emirates Glass – in this two-decade...
Ultra-thin glass: a flexible alternative
The global ultra-thin glass market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10 ...
Biesse Group, the regional subsidiary of the global leader in wood, glass, stone, plastic, and ...
Guardian to clad 1-km Jeddah Tower
Guardian Glass, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float and high-performance energy- ...
Middle Eastern countries boosted their crude steel output in 2017, with producers calling for more trade protection measures to support self-sufficiency in the sector, a report in metalbulletin.com said. Middle East crude steel output reached 27.17 million tonnes in the first 10 months of the year, up by 13.29 per cent from 23.98 million tonnes for the...
The GCC’s demand for iron and steel casting is expected to grow by 5 per cent over the next fi ...
Steel: the new reality
The early years of the new millennium were a profitable period for steelmakers, largely driven by th ...
Mabani Steel seals mall contract
Mabani Steel, a unit of leading Saudi business entity Al Rajhi Holding, has been awarded a major con ...
Interpipe hits a new milestone
Ukraine-based Interpipe, a global steel pipe and railway wheel producer, has reached a key milestone ...
Ducab Aluminium Company (DAC), a joint venture between Dubai-based copper and aluminium wire and cable producer Ducab and Abu Dhabi industrial conglomerate Senaat, was inaugurated last month in Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi (Kizad). The firm will annually manufacture 50,000 metric tonnes of aluminium rods and conductors, with plans to export most of...
Workz Group wins top recognition
Dubai-based Workz Group, the mobile solutions and serialised software specialist, has once again bee ...
Over 1,000 brands from 28 countries around the world participated at the SteelFab 2018, the region&r ...
Damen bags special steel tanks contract
Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet Sweden has been awarded the contract to manufacture high-precision special s ...
Malaysia’s TH Heavy Engineering Bhd (THHE) is looking to India and the Middle Eastern markets ...
In today’s environment, as manufacturing companies strive to thrive and achieve growth, the power of Industry 4.0 is becoming real. Industry 4.0 changes the rules of the game for manufacturing. By leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies, manufacturers are able to keep costs down, drive productivity and become more competitive and lead the change. As a...
Digitalisation can bring down costs
Digitalisation is a huge enabler for the industry as a whole and new technological solutions have th ...
Top 5 technology trends for 2018
I am fortunate in my role to have the opportunity of speaking with some of the best Chief Informatio ...
Equate Group, a leading producer of petrochemicals in Kuwait, has announced the next phase of its pa ...
Honeywell debuts Cloud Historian
Honeywell has launched its Honeywell Connected Plant Uniformance Cloud Historian. The new product is ...
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), a leading turbine original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in Spain, has secured a new order for the supply of the turbines for Cepsa’s first wind farm, a project with which the Spanish energy player is diversifying its business into the renewables arena. The wind farm, which is being developed in Jerez de la...
ABB wins $40m order in Indonesia
ABB has won an order worth more than $40 million from a consortium comprising Doosan Heavy Industrie ...
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