US agribusiness giant Cargill has formed a joint venture with Saudia Arabian food producer Arasco for the creation of starches and sweeteners in the country. The joint venture company will acquire Arasco's existing corn milling facility ...
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Reuters reports that Iraq has sweetened the terms for oil contract buyers and is becoming more competitive on pricing. Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi [Elaibi], who met customers in Vienna last month on the sidelines of the OPEC meeting, ...
Xylem Inc. has announced that it will expand its presence in the Middle East region with the opening of a new office in Saudi Arabia in the coming months, as well as up to three additional offices in other key regional markets later this ...
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In the year between 2009 and 2011, Global blow molding machines import value increased year by year. The total import value of 2011 was 1.6 billion dollars, up 9.0% year on year, but its growth rate fell down compared to 2010. In 2011, the ...
Suntech PV modules power Saudi Arabia’s largest solar system, a 3.5MW solar energy field in Riyadh, the company today announced. Saudi Aramco President and CEO Khalid A. Al-Falih inaugurated the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and ...
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This techno-economic evaluation and review of desalination costing aspects discusses factors that contribute to water cost variation. The impact of recent technology improvements on water cost variation is also discussed; the paper includes ...
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Hitachi Ltd and Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd, have signed an agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz University (KAU) for joint research that will focus on water quality monitoring technology developed at Hitachi's ...
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Toyota Australia has begun shipping its locally produced engines to Thailand and Malaysia, growing its export program to new markets following the opening of its brand-new Altona engine plant in Victoria. Both hybrid and conventional ...
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During the panel discussion at the SteelOrbis Market Talks Meeting held in Izmir on January 16, Nam?k Ekinci, president of Turkey's Steel Exporters Association (CIB), talked about the CIB's recent visit to Egypt to discuss the country's 6.8 ...
In an effort to support distance education in the Middle East, Saudi Electronic University (SEU) announced on Wednesday that it had implemented Banner by Ellucian. SEU used the platform to execute the first group of students’ online ...
Netherlands-based AB Graphic has named Nilpeter as its distributor for the Middle East. AB Graphic International spokesperson Matthew Burton said the company's new partner in the Middle East will provide ongoing technical support for its ...
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City Cement, the company which raised just over $250m for expansion when it floated on Saudi Arabia s stock exchange in October, has announced that net profits dropped during the fourth quarter of 2012 by 35% to $11.6m, compared with $17.7m ...
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A Canadian think tank called on Tuesday for continued scrutiny of U.S. security vendor Blue Coat Systems after a new technical analysis showed wide use of its products in countries with human rights and censorship concerns. The Citizen ...
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars,a British manufacturer of luxury automobiles has achieved global sales of 3,575 cars in 2012. The company's expansion into new markets in about 40 countries across the globe including Latin America has added to the ...
Yanbu Cement has announced a net profit of $192m (SR: 720m) for 2012 - a 36.1% increase on 2011. The company said that the increase had been achieved as a result of improved sales and the fact that it had started production at its fifth ...
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