BASF has inaugurated its new production plant for concrete admixtures in Lagos, Nigeria. The production site is BASF’s answer to the increasing demand for construction chemicals in western Africa. BASF produces standard and ...
Dubai has its famed Burj Khalifa, but the world’s tallest building is getting a lot of company these days with the business of building skyscrapers suddenly booming as the global economy recovers. The Shanghai Skyline (photo by ...
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Google today launched Street View Special Collect for the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, marking the first skyscraper to join the collection as well as the first time the technology has been deployed in the Arab ...
Transaction Expands Company's Commercial and Industrial Insulation Product Portfolio.Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Thermafiber Inc., a leading manufacturer of mineral wool commercial and ...
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 has officially landed in the UAE, following an exclusive press evening last night at the Burj Khalifa, and will be available to consumers from April 27. Samsung's Head of Telecommunications Group, Hayssam Yassine, ...
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Mandylights lighting designers Richard Neville and Alex Grierson spent a month in Dubai as lighting designers for Dubai's New Year's Eve celebrations. The 25- minute show took place around the centre of Dubai in front of the Burj Khalifa - ...
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UAE - In December 2012, the two worlds largest Barco video screens were installed on a part of The Dubai Mall Metro Link Travelator project. Both screens, one on the Downtown side and one on the Creek side of the fly-over, are 20m wide ...
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Emaar Properties said that the 820 meter long link connecting Burj Khalifa metro station to Dubai Mall has been completed and opened to the public. The link is aimed at streamlining traffic in Downtown Dubai while allowing visitors to ...
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Emaar Properties, Dubai’s largest developer, has secured USD 500 million in financing from a consortium of banks to be used to fund an upcoming project in Turkey. The facility signed with lenders including Standard Chartered, ...
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Microsoft concluded its global release tour of Windows 8 last night in front of a packed out crowd in Dubai. The company showcased its latest innovation in stylish fashion from inside the Burj Khalifa. Antoine Leblond, Corporate Vice ...
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Arabian Business reported that Hydra Properties is being forced to auction three plots of land in Dubai to settle outstanding payments owed to homeowners who won legal cases against the developer for delayed and cancelled real estate ...
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Move over Burj Khalifa,a group in China has its eye set on building the next world's tallest skyscraper,and they plan to do it in just 90 days.Called Sky City Changsha,the tower envisioned for central China's Hunan province could rise ...
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UK - Architainment Lighting has announced it is now a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Philips Dynalite, adding the controls solutions range to its portfolio of high quality LED lighting and controls. As a specialist lighting solutions ...
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Sany Heavy Industry Co. (600031), headed by China’s richest man, and a partner will pay 360 million euros ($475 million) for concrete-pump maker Putzmeister Holding GmbH to add technology and expand overseas. The Chinese ...