Accelerated development of new construction and infrastructure projects is driving glass industry growth for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, according to an Aug. 4 Albawaba Business article. New high-rise construction continues to ...
Tags: glass, low-emissivity glass, Construction, Decoration
The annual revenue of downstream polypropylene converters in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council will reach a combined total of $1.34 billion in 2016, US based consultancy Frost & Sullivan said Monday. The GCC comprises of the UAE, ...
Tags: Polypropylene Converters, Electronics, Industrial Equipment, Instruments
A new report suggests the agriculture and food industries should adopt automotive-style, just-in-time cross-border shipping practices to improve the flow of food products across the border. The report, An Economic Analysis of Agriculture ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto, shipping
South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor has launched the 2013 Sonata Hybrid car in the city of Amman in Jordan, Middle East. The new vehicle is powered by an advanced hybrid drive system with Hyundai's Blue Drive technology including a 2.4L ...
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Over the years, political relations and economic ties between the United Arab Emirates and Singapore have been strengthened dramatically, particularly across sectors including trade, politics, tourism and arts and culture. For the past ...
Tags: Cement Ties, Construction
The petrochemical production by the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprising of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman has risen by 5.5 percent in 2012, according to the Annual Report released ...
Tags: Petrochemical Output, Textile
Reportedly, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), the Gulf Cooperation Council's largest steel producer, plans to develop two steel mills located at Saudi Arabia's Gulf coast area. The Jubail plant will design an annual processing ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
AXA Insurance Gulf has introduced a new car insurance solution designed to provide customers with choice to select desired car insurance covers and options. Dubbed AXA Motor Select, the product provides a reasonable entry price for ...
Tags: AXA Insurance, Select Car
German packaging and printing company Gundlach Group, in partnership with the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has opened new international tea packaging and printing factory in Dubai, working with the Dubai Tea Trading Centre (DTTC), ...
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Oman-based steelmaker Al Jazeera Steel Products Company has announced that its board of directors has approved a proposal to increase rebar production by upgrading the existing merchant bar mill. This upgrade will allow an additional annual ...
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The petrochemicals and chemicals production capacity of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is expected to rise to 191.2 million tons by 2020, which would be a whopping 50 percent rise over last year’s capacity of 127.8 million ...
Tags: GPCA Optimistic, GCC Petrochem, Apparel
Toyota Australia last month recorded its second highest monthly export figures for the 2012/13 financial year. A total of 7,383 Camry, Camry Hybrid and Aurion vehicles were exported during the month of March. Of these about 97 per ...
Toyota Australia has released export figures for its locally built Toyota Camry and Toyota Aurion models, showing that 70 per cent of its Australian made range have been exported to the end of the company's financial year on March 31. ...
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Lanxess, a Germany-based speciality chemicals group, is planning many chemical production projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Lanxess vice president and managing director Elie Saad was quoted by MEED as saying that the ...
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Emirates Steel (ESI) will increase the output at its heavy sections mill from 25,000-30,000 tons to 45,000-50,000 tons per month in the second quarter of this year. The company will aim the construction projects in the Gulf Cooperation ...
Tags: Steel, heavy sections mill, rebar