GCC population put at 46.9 million
The total population of Gulf oil producers gained nearly 17 million in 10 years to reach 46.9 million at the...
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Saudi Arabia moving forward with petrochemicals projects
Saudi Arabia is accelerating efforts to take its industrialization process to the next level, moving from the processing of feedstocks...
Lebanon investing in industry
The industrial sector is laboring to overcome a series of hurdles that are limiting its ability to expand domestically and...
GCC aluminum sector investments reach $22 billion
According to a recent study released by the Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) estimated the investments of five...
Ma'aden signs $1.5b aluminum refinery contract
Saudi Arabian Mining Company has awarded a $1.5 billion contract to South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. to build...
Arab advertising market to reach $5bn in 2012
Deloitte & Touche projected the advertising market in the Arab world to reach $4.9bn in 2012, constituting an increase of...
Saudi Aramco pushes on with $7bn Rabigh plan
Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical Co have agreed to go ahead with a $7bn expansion of the Rabigh II petrochemical...
Lebanese Ministry of Industry signs deal to raise quality of industrial research
The Ministry of Industry signed a cooperation agreement with the American University of Beirut (AUB), the National Council for Scientific...
Iraq seeks up to $50bn gas investment, then big petchem plans
Mohammed Abdullah, deputy minister of Iraq’s industry and minerals ministry has said the country plans to lure foreign firms to...
Petchem projects dominate Saudi Arabia's industrialization drive
Saudi Arabia’s project market is buoyant with a string of petrochemicals and minerals projects being rolled out. The authorities are...
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