Manufacturing and mining

Conflict dents Alba production and sales in Q1 2026

Despite ongoing disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and damage to its smelting facility caused by Iranian attacks in March, the Bahraini aluminium producer recorded a 316% increase in net profit to $200.3m
13 May 2026
Algeria turns the GCC oil crisis into an economic opportunity

Amid high global energy prices, the country is pushing ahead with major projects
13 May 2026
Chinese-Saudi joint venture to build $566m copper plant

The joint venture, in which Zhejiang Hailiang holds a 51% stake and Rawas the remaining 49%, plans to build a 150,000-tonne-a-year facility in Dammam
12 May 2026

French regulator looking into Libya oil claims made by TotalEnergies

12 May 2026

Chinese company signs deal to develop Syria cement plant

12 May 2026

UAE firm to build graphene production unit in Abu Dhabi

11 May 2026

Egypt to expand Nag Hammadi aluminium complex

06 May 2026

UAE signs aircraft deal with Brazil’s Embraer

05 May 2026

Oman secures $550m-worth of industrial investments

01 May 2026

Resilience to define the next phase of competitiveness in the UAE

01 May 2026

Contractors submit Saudi Arabia phosphate rail track bids

30 April 2026

Gulf contractors face post-war materials squeeze

28 April 2026

Oman awards manganese exploration concession deal

28 April 2026

April 2026: Data drives regional projects

24 April 2026

Chinese company approves $68.5m biotech project in Egypt

22 April 2026

Emirates Global Aluminium to acquire 80% stake in Italian firm

21 April 2026

Entries now open for MEED Projects Awards 2026

21 April 2026

Chinese firm plans $2bn Egypt aluminium plant

14 April 2026

Construction to start for Egypt animal feed project

02 April 2026

Iran strikes Gulf aluminium after hits on Iranian steel

30 March 2026

Emirates Global Aluminium facility hit by Iranian missiles

30 March 2026

Operator confirms attack on Bahrain aluminium plant

30 March 2026

March 2026: Data drives regional projects

27 March 2026

Algeria begins construction of Oued Amizour mining project

24 March 2026

Feasibility study launched for Morocco mining project

18 March 2026

Alba to acquire EU’s largest primary aluminium producer

06 March 2026

China’s Sinoma wins contracts in Iraq and Saudi Arabia

24 February 2026

Oman’s $1.6bn polysilicon plant starts operations

11 February 2026

Saudi Arabia signs $5.3bn Syria reconstruction deal

11 February 2026

Hadeed starts work on flat products expansion project

03 February 2026

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