Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced a significant expansion of EGA Leichtmetall in Germany. The new facility, located near Hannover, will help boost EGA Leichtmetall’s recycling capacity more than six-fold, adding 110,000 tonnes per year of scrap sorting capacity.
Garbe Industrial, a leading developer of logistics and light industrial real estate in Germany, has joined hands with Saudi group ARTAR to set up a landmark venture that will focus on delivering premium-grade warehouses and distribution centres across the kingdom.
The German National Tourist Board (GNTB) highlighted the Gulf region as Germany’s third-largest overseas tourist source, with €2.3 billion ($2.6 billion) spent in 2024, during a Dubai press conference marking 20 years in the GCC.
Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) recently hosted a series of workshops in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, and Berlin, designed to connect directly with the German travel trade and provide in-depth updates on the emirate’s tourism offerings.
Eurowings, part of Lufthansa Group, introduces affordable comfort on medium-haul routes with its new Premium BIZ seat, debuting in November 2025 on the Dubai-Berlin route. The airline will also expand services to Germany, adding weekly connections from Dubai to Düsseldorf and a new Abu Dhabi-Berlin route.
Lhyfe, a leader in green hydrogen production, has launched its first commercial site in Germany, located in Schwäbisch Gmünd. This facility, Lhyfe's fourth overall and first outside France, occupies one hectare and can produce up to 4 tonnes of renewable hydrogen daily via water electrolysis.
Germany stepped up the construction of solar panels and wind turbines last year, with installed renewable energy capacity rising by 11 per cent to around 210 gigawatts, the country’s energy regulator said. The Federal Network Agency said the pace of expansion was close to that of previous years, after capacity grew by about 12 percent in both 2023 and 2024.
Solar power in Germany generated significantly more electricity in 2025, with its share of domestic power production rising to around 18 per cent, up from 14 per cent in 2024, the German Solar Industry Association (BSW) said.
The international airline association Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) welcomed the Turkish carrier AJet as a new member in its community. AJet is the country’s youngest low-cost airline and a rapidly growing subsidiary of Turkish Airline.
Oman’s OQ Group has signed strategic agreements worth over RO230 million ($598 million) with two global companies - Germany-based MAK and Indian group Deepak - for the development of advanced downstream manufacturing projects in the cities of Sohar and Salalah in the sultanate.
