Solar control glass coatings are used to block out excess heat from the sun, and boost energy efficiency in buildings. (Image source: AGC Europe/Flickr)
Belgian glass manufacturer AGC Glass Europe (AGEU) has planned to enter a joint venture (JV) with Saudi Arabian glass maker Obeikan Glass Company to establish a solar control glass coating unit
The plant will be located in the Sinai Peninsula, which is rich in silica glass sand. (Image source: Bjoertved/Wikimedia Commons)
Indian business group RP-Sanjiv Goenka has announced it will build a silica plant in Suez, Egypt for US$208mn
600,000 tonnes of steel is expected to be produced in the first phase of the project. (Image source: Sarchi/Flickr)
Four companies from Saudi Arabia, Germany, Czech Republic and India have formed an alliance to build a large plant worth US$1bn that will manufacture seamless pipes in Ras Al-khair on Saudi Arabias east coast
FRP pipes are mainly used in sectors like oil and gas, water and wastewater plants and for urban development. (Image source: Piping Technology & Products, Inc./Flickr)
Middle East?s FRP pipe industry is expected to witness a compound annual growth rate of 3.1 per cent during 2014 to 2019, according to a market research firm
The new packaging facility to be built at Khalifa Port is expected to have a capacity of 385,000 metric tonnes. (Image source: Abu Dhabi Ports/Flickr)
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) has signed a contract with Borouge to design, construct and operate a packaging facility at Khalifa Port in the UAE?s capital
