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gulfBID reinforces Bahrain’s stature
Bahrain is rapidly becoming one of the Middle East’s exhibition hubs, and the gulfBID the building interior design expo, which...
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Major manufacturers eye Chinese date
Asia’s leading construction equipment show, Conexpo Asia 2006 has grown bigger this year with the addition of new exhibitors...
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Hotel Show set for 30 per cent increase
Established as the regional hospitality industry’s meeting place, The Hotel Show is set for a 30 per cent increase this year...
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World of Asphalt 2006 poised to break records
World of Asphalt 2006 – which is due to open next month (March 13 to 16) at the Orange County Convention centre in Orlando...
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Intersec closes on a successful note
Intersec 2006, the region’s leading security and safety event which featured 450 exhibitors from over 40 countries, closed on a...
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Unirol to set up steel rolling mill in Bahrain
Universal Rolling (Unirol) is setting up a state-of the-art steel rolling mill – the first of its kind in Bahrain – to meet the...
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Zamil plans $20m facility in India
Saudi Arabia’s Zamil Steel Industries (ZSI), a sector business of Zamil Industrial Investment Company (ZIIC), has announced...
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Tabreed launches Saudi venture
Tabreed, the Middle East’s award-winning district cooling pioneer, has joined hands with Saudi Arabia’s A Abunayyan Group subsidiary Aqwa Power, and Rasd International...
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Tender values soar by 163pc
Booming development in Bahrain has pushed the value of government tenders awarded in the last three years to BD1.25 billion ($3.33 billion...
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Sipco launches interactive CD
Leading Saudi Arabia-based paint manufacturer Saudi Industrial Paint Company (Sipco) has launched an interactive CD-Rom, which provides an in-depth insight into the...
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Projects in the GCC to grow by 50pc
New projects in the GCC – already at a record high – will continue to grow by up to 50 per cent in 2006, according to industry...
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Honam Petrochemical in QP’s $2.6bn project
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Honam Petrochemical Corporation...
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Siemens JV to build $2.1bn desal plant
A consortium led by German engineering conglomerate Siemens has received a $2.14 billion order to build a power and...
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Sinoma to start work on SCC’s Hofuf expansion
Sinoma of China is set to start work on the SR2.2 billion ($578 million) expansion of Saudi Cement Company’s (SCC) Hofuf plant...
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Don’t miss the steel guide
The fourth part of the Cares Guide to Reinforcing Steels – a four-page insert is within this issue...
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Hidd power plant sold for $738m
The Government of Bahrain has sold off the Hidd power and water station for BD279 million ($738 million) in the biggest privatisation project in the country’s history...
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Saudi signs supervision deal for North-South rail project
The Saudi Ministry of Finance and National Economy has signed a supervision agreement for the execution of the SR512.8 million...
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SKEC, Tecnimont to build $1.2bn plant
A consortium comprising South Korean builder SK Engineering & Construction Company (SKEC) and Italian builder Tecnimont...
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Saudi Arabia plans 90 new dams
The kingdom has planned the construction of 90 new water dams this year at a total cost of SR1.16 billion ($309.3 million), mainly to feed its rapidly diminishing...
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Jeddah airport to have two railway stations
Jeddah’s new King Abdul Aziz International Airport is expected to have two railway stations to help facilitate the flow of...