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Utico, Chinese firm to join hands for breakthrough JV to extract industrial chemicals from brine waste

Utico, Chinese firm to join hands for breakthrough JV to extract industrial chemicals from brine waste

  • First-of-its-kind bromine industry project in the GCC to be set up in Ras Al Khaimah at an investment of AED 160 million
  • Project part of channel investment programme under the China-UAE bilateral cooperation in the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI)

Ras Al Khaimah/Dubai, UAE, November 15, 2023: The UAE’s only private utility provider, Utico, and Shandong Tianyi Chemical Corporation of China is looking at partnering for a trailblazing joint venture circular economy project to extract industrial chemicals from brine, a first of its kind in the GCC in recycling waste seawater from desalination plants.

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MALABAR GOLD & DIAMONDS LAUNCHES ITS NEW SHOWROOM AT PHOENIX MALL OF ASIA, HEBBAL, KARNATAKA

MALABAR GOLD & DIAMONDS LAUNCHES ITS NEW SHOWROOM AT PHOENIX MALL OF ASIA, HEBBAL, KARNATAKA

 Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the 6th largest jewellery retailer globally with over 335 showrooms across 12 countries, has launched its newest store in India at Phoenix Mall of Asia in Hebbal, Karnataka. The showroom was inaugurated by renowned actress Srinidhi Shetty in the presence of Malabar Group Chairman, M. P. Ahammed; O Asher, Managing Director – India Operations, Malabar Gold & Diamonds; Shamlal Ahamed, Managing Director – International Operations, Malabar Gold & Diamonds; Filsor Babu, Regional Head – Karnataka, Malabar Gold & Diamonds; other management team members, customers and well wishers.

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AD Ports Group Delivers Record Q3 2023 Results with Net Profit of AED 403 Million, up 20% YoY

AD Ports Group Delivers Record Q3 2023 Results with Net Profit of AED 403 Million, up 20% YoY

  • Q3 2023 Revenue grew by 189% YoY to AED 4.24 billion, driven by Noatum consolidation as well as the Maritime & Shipping and EC&FZ clusters (+113% YoY on a LFL basis)
  • Q3 2023 EBITDA increased 28% YoY to AED 759 million (+2% on a LFL basis), implying an EBITDA margin of 17.9%
  • Q3 2023 Total Net Profit increased 20% YoY to AED 403 million
  • Continued strong volume growth: +19% YoY for Container volumes, +25% YoY for General Cargo volumes, +651% YoY for Ro-Ro volumes, +30% YoY for Feedering Container volumes, +5% YoY and -28% YoY for Ocean and Air Freight volumes, and +10% YoY for Polymers volumes
  • In EC&FZ, 0.4 sq km (net) of new land leases were added during the quarter while warehouse leases soared 66% YoY
  • Freight rates normalised close to pre-COVID19 levels in H1 2023 and have been consolidating since then, although better-than-expected global macro data and renewed geopolitical tensions have resulted in pockets of strengths lately
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Emirates to build new US$ 950 million engineering facility

Emirates to build new US$ 950 million engineering facility

  • New facility in Dubai World Central (DWC) will be the largest and most advanced in commercial aviation, boosting Dubai’s aviation infrastructure

Dubai, UAE, 14 November 2023 – Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, today announced a massive US$950 million investment to build a new ultra-modern engineering facility at Dubai World Central (DWC).

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MBUZZ to distribute high-capacity Surveillance and enterprise storage solutions from Toshiba

MBUZZ to distribute high-capacity Surveillance and enterprise storage solutions from Toshiba

The collaboration between Toshiba GULF FZE and MBUZZ will address the exponentially growing demand for reliable high-capacity enterprise-grade hard drives

November 14, 2023: Toshiba GULF FZE has announced the appointment of MBUZZ as a distributor of its storage solutions across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In addition, MBUZZ will also be the regional distributor for Toshiba’s range of NAS products. 

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