The Middle East Industry

As steel consumption continues to grow in line with heightened demand in the region, the UAE is well positioned to meet rising production capacity requirements. After witnessing steady growth for the better part of the last decade, the global steel industry suffered a setback due to the global financial crisis in 2008, as consumers utilised existing inventories rather...

In line with Abu Dhabi’s plans to increase the quality and value of the manufacturing sector in the emirate, the government has been putting in place a new quality and conformity regime. The drive to improve standards in the sector should create new opportunities for local producers to increase their international competitiveness, enabling them...

In the 1970s, the government of Abu Dhabi perceived the importance of diversifying its economy away from hydrocarbons. The vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE’s first president, was crystallised when his son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, set up the pillars of Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030....

Abu Dhabi is emerging as an important global supplier of aluminium. As capacity expansions push the emirate towards the top of the rankings, plans are in the works to build additional manufacturing capacity around the material for finished and semi-finished products. Indeed, over the coming years, the aluminium cluster at the Khalifa Industrial...