Manufacturing

Oman awards US$385mn aluminium deal

Dubai Oman Aluminium Rolling Company has awarded a US$385mn contract to an Italian company to build a production plant with a 160,000 tonne capacity.

Abdulla Al Masaood & Sons signs plastic pipes deal

Abu Dhabi-based Abdulla Al Masaood & Sons has signed a partnership agreement with Frankische Rohrwerke, a German manufacturer of corrugated plastic pipes.

US$1 billion expansion of Sohar steel plant

Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC believes that capital investments in its integrated steel complex at the Port of Sohar will total around US$1billion.

Rajhi Steel to build new heavy steel complex

Saudi-based Rajhi Steel plans to set up a US$4 billion heavy steel complex at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) and will obtain dry gas from Aramco, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Honeywell Systems to be used in Abu Dhabi Fertiliser Plant

Honeywell announced that it has been selected by Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. to deliver an integrated process control system for FERTIL-2, a new fertiliser plant being built near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.