SAUDI FAL and Emerson launched a new 9,000sqm manufacturing facility in Jubail to meet rising local and regional demand.
Manufacturing
Iraq to build a US$1.1 billion smelter plant
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has licensed an Iraqi firm to build a smelter and steel plant worth nearly US$1.1 billion.
Jotun seeks Bahrain growth
Jotun Powder Coatings is currently eyeing Bahrain as its key market in 2011. The company has a 70 per cent market share in the GCC region excluding Saudi Arabia, where the Jotun group operates another manufacturing unit based in Dammam.
Manufacturing unit agreement signed with Baytik Industrial Oasis
Baytik Industrial Investments (BII), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain), has announced it has signed an agreement with Siemens WLL Bahrain.
Companies increase exports through Export Assistance Programme
Local SMEs from manufacturing and services sectors are strengthening their export activities via the Export Assistance Programme (EAP), a financial assistance service provided to companies aiming to increase opportunities and demand outside the UAE for their products.