Industry News
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Qatar Aluminum Extrusion awards contract to build plant
Tuesday, February 16 2010
Qatar Aluminum Extrusion Co (QAEC) has awarded a contract to a local civil engineering firm to build its plant and auxiliary facilities in Salwa Industrial Area, Doha, Arabic daily Al Raya has...
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Sabic to expand Ibn Rushd affiliate
Tuesday, February 16 2010
Mohamed al-Mady, chief executive of Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corp (Sabic), has unveiled plans to expand the company's affiliate Arabian Industrial Fibers Co (Ibn Rushd), Reuters has...
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Oman to build industrial research centre
Monday, February 15 2010
The first industrial technology and innovation research centre in Oman will be set up at Rusail industrial area, Kuna has reported. The new centre aims to encourage research and creativity and...
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Centamin on track to meet production target
Monday, February 15 2010
Mining company Centamin Egypt has said it will meet its gold production target of more than 200,000 ounces in 2010, helped by the maiden feed through the mills at its flagship Sukari project in...
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Saudi Yansab to begin full output in March
Sunday, February 14 2010
Full commercial production by Saudi-based Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (Yansab), a subsidiary Sabic, is set to begin on March 1, Reuters has reported. The $5.04bn complex has a total annual...
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Saudi to build solar-powered desalination plant
Saturday, February 13 2010
Saudi Arabia has said it has begun building the first solar-powered water desalination plant, the first step in a three-part program to introduce solar energy into the kingdom. The program was...
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Jordan potash exports down
Thursday, February 11 2010
Data by the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) have showed that revenues of Jordan's exports of potash in the first eleven months of last year dropped to JD301m from JD461m during the corresponding...
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Yemen AISCO plans $1.6bn expansion
Thursday, February 11 2010
Yemen's Arab Iron and Steel Corp (AISCO) plans to spend $1.6bn to turn a plant, which started in 2005 and now sells 100,000 tonnes domestically, into a regional exporter that makes its own...
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Emal signs Daewoo aluminium deal
Thursday, February 11 2010
Emirate's Aluminium (Emal) has announced the signing of a contract to ship aluminium sow ingots to South Korea's Daewoo International Corp. The shipment is the first internationally for...
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Firstpress posts 2009 revenues
Thursday, February 11 2010
Dubai-based Firstpress Middle East, a manufacturer of blow moulded plastic containers and wholly owned subsidiary of UK-based Firstpress Ltd, has said its total revenue at the end of 2009 had...