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...
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Articles & Analysis | Higher standards: Improving quality should provide new opportunities for local producers from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mohammed Al Qemzi, CEO, ZonesCorp from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
Will the increasing selection of industrial zones in the GCC impact the performance of existing zones?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Suhail Mubarak bin Athaeeth, CEO, Senaat, on developing downstream industries from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
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....
Articles & Analysis | A key component: Adding manufacturing capacity for aluminium products from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2014
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...
2013 saw the transition of power from the former Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, his fourth son and second son with Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, a move unprecedented elsewhere in the Gulf but not unexpected in Qatar.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Abdulrahman Ali Al Abdulla, CEO, Muntajat (Qatar Chemical & Petrochemical Marketing & Distribution Company) from The Report: Qatar 2014
What impact is Muntajat expected to have on the performance of Qatar’s chemical and petrochemical industries and customers?