Octal, a Oman-based supplier of rigid food packaging material, will supply recyclable DPET/PE trays to Saudi Arabian dairy food firm Almarai's poultry product line, Alyoum. Almarai will replace its traditional polypropylene / polyethylene ...
Tags: DPET/PE Trays, Packaging
A GCC-wide telecoms consortium has been formed to build a high-bandwidth regional transmission cable system for the region, it was announced on Monday. The new system, which promises to provide broadband to new areas and customers, will ...
Tags: Middle East Telecoms, Cable System
Campbell Soup has agreed to sell European simple meals business to UK private equity firm CVC Capital Partners (CVC). The €400m deal includes Campbell's national brands of soups, sauces and simple meals, including Liebig and Royco in ...
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Dubai Furniture Manufacturing Company LLC (DFMC), a market leader in premium mattress segment in Middle East, has launched iSeries by Serta at the Hotel Show 2013, to provide cooling, pressure-relieving comfort plus exceptional ...
Tags: Hotel Show, Mattress
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported a continued modest improvement in air cargo markets in August. August air freight demand was up 3.6% on the previous year, which is considerably better than year-to-date ...
Tags: Service, air freight, Transport
Iran produced 38.4Mt of cement in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on 21 March 2013, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). This is a 6% rise year-on-year from the same period in the ...
Tags: Cement, Construction, Decoration
US-based life insurer MetLife has finalized acquisition of a 64.3% stake of Chilean pension fund administrator, AFP Provida from Spanish bank BBVA, in a deal worth approximately $1.54bn. From the sale of AFP, the Spanish bank received ...
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AVEVA announced today that it is an exhibitor at INMEX India 2013, taking place October 8 -10 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon East, Mumbai. Visitors to the AVEVA stand B 125 will be able to see a host of software solutions for ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
Offshore chemical engineering specialist Aubin has grown its presence in the Middle East, projecting nearly £3m worth of sales in the region this year as well as the introduction of local manufacturing. The Aberdeenshire-based ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
PPG Industries plans to invest $60 million in a new manufacturing facility and commercial operation for its coatings businesses in the Lipetsk region of Russia. The company anticipates project completion in the second half of 2015. The ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, PPG
Oil Markets are currently balanced and inventories are at excellent levels, but the geopolitical situation is having an impact on prices, Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said Tuesday. "The market is in a very good position, supplies are ...
Tags: Oil Markets, Syria crisis
Chinese oil companies are becoming more active in the international crude trading market, rather than just acquiring the fuel for domestic use. China's top oil refiner, Sinopec Group, has purchased crude from the Forties oil field, the ...
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Matteo Sinigaglia, Fashion Box CEO, welcomed first team players of FC Barcelona together with coach, Gerardo Martino, at Replay's flagship store in Barcelona to present and personally hand them the new Replay official clothing line which ...
Tags: Apparel, Accessories
1) What is the main theme of your presence at GITEX this year? Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group will be the focus at GITEX this year showcasing many of its latest technologies and solutions catered to industries from government ...
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Actuated Medical, a US-based medical device company, has obtained the additional US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its TubeClear system. The company has added several new clearing stem models for the TubeClear system and ...
Tags: Actuated Medical, medical device