Qatar launches $80 million carbon recovery plant
Two months ahead of schedule, Qatar launched its $80mn carbon dioxide recovery (CDR) plant, aimed not only at enhancing the...
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Saudi Ministry of Commerce & Industry, SABIC, Saudi Ploymers and Petro Rabigh support Saudi PPPP 2015 in Jeddah
Recent reports on the flourishing market for petrochemicals, plastics, printing and packaging in the Middle East have led the Kingdom...
Jordan and Saudi Arabia sign 5 agreements worth $176 million
The Jordanian government signed five financing agreements (grants), with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), worth $176 million, as part...
Shell signs $11 billion deal to build a petrochemicals plant in Iraq
Shell has reportedly signed a deal with Iraq worth $11 billion (12.8 trillion Iraqi dinars) to build a petrochemicals plant...
Saudi Arabia’s population 30.8 million at end of 2014
Saudi Arabia's population stood at 30.8 million at the end of 2014, a 2.6 percent rise from 2013, according to...
Three factories for building materials planned in one of Suez Canal cities
Leading businessmen from Saudi Arabia and Egypt are planning to build an industrial complex at an investment of E£500 million...
Changes, new concepts and procedures to be highlighted at Saudi Print 2015-Jeddah
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) USD 800 million printing industry is the oldest and biggest in the GCC and...
Mega projects drive demand for Saudi industrial gases
Saudi Arabia’s industrial gas infrastructure will continue to grow to support the planned projects in energy and non-energy sectors. The...
“Qatar 2015” is creating a buzz around the world
Qatar 2015’s global marketing campaign has been one of most sustained and high profile in the nation’s history of supporting...
Oman Year in Review 2014
With earnings from oil accounting for more than 80% of government income, the halving of prices since June has eroded...
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