The World Health Organization said it is targeting 22 million children in the Middle East for polio vaccination after 13 cases of polio were confirmed in Syria. In a joint resolution, all countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region ...
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Qatar Petroleum (QP) and the Dubai Carbon Center of Excellence (DCCE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that establishes a clear framework of communication and effective coordination between the two parties to strengthen their ...
Tags: Qatar Petroleum, Dubai Carbon Center, MOU, strategic, partnership
Stork Technical Services ("Stork"), a global provider of knowledge based asset integrity services for the oil & gas, power & chemical utility sectors and Oryx Energy Products & Services LLC ("Oryx"), a service provider for the oil & ...
Domotex Middle East, which next runs from Nov. 7-10 at the Istanbul Expo Center, is an important marketplace for anyone and everyone with a professional interest in carpets or parquet flooring. Turkey is not only one of Europe's top ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Increasing productivity by working with clean process water is recognized and realized more and more in modern glass processing companies. This is also confirmed by Mr. Samer Zaineddin, Operations Manager of White Aluminium Enterprises ...
Tags: Bohle Sedimentor, White Aluminium
Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical Corp. is expected to continue using LPG as alternative feedstock at its steam crackers until after November when it will switch to fully using naphtha, an industry source said Friday. The plan comes as prices ...
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Industries Qatar, the parent company of Qatar Steel, has announced its financial results for the first nine months of the current year, reporting a consolidated net profit of QAR 6.3 billion ($1.73 billion), down 4.8 percent year on year. ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Mobile broadband is becoming a key telecoms industry focus in the Middle East, as more and more investments are made into building mobile broadband infrastructures, according to Bob Cai, Vice President, Wireless Marketing Department, ...
Tags: huawei, Computer Products, software
Asian demand, especially by China, is exploding, but benefits to the nation are years away The global liquefied natural gas war is heating up with an increasing number of companies adding to their production capacities, driven by the ...
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Danish engineering firm FL Smidth has confirmed reports in Qatari media that it is in talks to supply Qatari Investors Group with equipment and machinery to build a new cement plant to boost capacity in the region. However, the firm added ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Cement
With a large number of big ticket projects in the offing and a projected demand supply gap, Qatar could face a serious cement shortage scenario in the near future, cautioned a market analyst.Global Investment House (GIH) research analyst ...
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China will raise electricity tariffs for power plants running on natural gas in at least eight provinces, the National Development and Reform Commission has announced. Prices of on-grid tariffs at gas-fired power plants will be raised in ...
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Linpac will supply PET skin trays following a major chicken producer’s investment in two Mondini VSP packaging lines with the prospect of extending production to a further four lines. The name of the client has not been revealed. ...
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Work on construction of a US$ 4.5 billion petrochemical complex in Vietnam, a joint venture of Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) and Thailand-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) and its Vietnamese partners - PetroVietnam (PVN) and Vinachem, is ...
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The Spanish womenswear brand hits the new City Centre mall in Beirut. Hoss Intropia operates from more than 1,600 points of sale in 48 countries. Now this non-stop global growth is continuing in Lebanon, where it has just opened a ...
Tags: womenswear, Apparel