The MENA region is widely recognized as, and 2015’s first solar-related exhibition - World Future Energy Summit 2015 (WFES), will take place in Abu Dhabi on January 19. Lower costs for large-scale solar installations, strong solar ...
Tags: Solar Market, Sloar Energy
In what may mark an end of high-quality extra long staple cotton, the Egyptian Government has decided to stop paying subsidy of 350 Egyptian pounds per qintar (160 kg) of cotton to producers, from the next agricultural season. Last ...
Tags: Cotton Production, raw materials, Textile
Speaking at the SteelOrbis 2014 Fall Conference & 71st IREPAS Meeting in Berlin, Kim Marti, international sales director of Spanish steel producer CELSA Group, said that the key risks to the global economy, such as geopolitical tensions ...
Land Rover is testing its Discovery Sport in extreme weather conditions of the Middle East ahead of its launch this month. The vehicle is being tested in hot weather climates to ensure the vehicle is comfortable to be used across various ...
Tags: Land Rover, Extreme Conditions
Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company (ACCBC), which operates in the MENA region, has completed the previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in Lebanese distributor of Coca-Cola and Pampa products National Beverage Company (NBC). ...
According to the short-range outlook report issued by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, global demand has remained at reasonable levels during the course of the last 30 days. The market has ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel
According to the short-range outlook report issued by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, demand has continued to improve in the global long steel products market, especially in the Americas and ...
Tags: Long Steel Markets, Healthy Demand
In 2013, the world's direct reduction iron (DRI) output increased by two million tons or 2.8 percent year on year to a record 75.2 million tons, even though two key producing countries, India and Venezuela, saw significant declines in ...
Tags: DRI Capacity, Steel
Turkish rebar producer Izmir Demir elik Sanayi A.. (IDC) has announced its financial results for the first quarter of the current year, remarking that global apparent steel consumption in 2014 is expected to grow 3.1 percent, while apparent ...
Tags: Steel Exports, IDC
The public cloud services market in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) is on pace to grow 23 percent in 2014 to total $629 million, up from $511 million in 2013, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, while Software as a ...
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Powder coatings is currently one of the strongest growth sectors in the European coating market. But powder coatings producers and other players in its supply chain will have to continue to be highly innovative to maintain the momentum, ...
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According to the short-range outlook report issued by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, the global long steel products market is still characterized by uncertainty amid the adverse effects of ...
Tags: Long Steel Demand, steel products
UAE-based private investor Abraaj Group has bought a stake in Moroccan confectionery manufacturer Kool Food for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2010, Kool Food specializes in chocolate confections, powder drinks as well as other ...
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According to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel), in the MENA region, steel demand is expected to grow by 6.1 percent to 66.7 million mt in 2014 after a 0.9 percent increase in 2013. Worldsteel pointed out ...
Tags: Steel Demand, Mena Region
Kuwait's al-Kharafi family, the owners of Americana food brand, is reportedly seeking to sell the food unit. Currently, no formal process has commenced for the proposed sale; however, the owners are working with financial advisory firm ...
Tags: Americana food brand, food unit