Manufacturers invest 69% of their IT budget into devices, software, and other technologies used to connect their frontline, gain greater asset visibility, and intelligently automate workflows, says a new research.
Abu Dhabi’s Food and Beverage (F&B) sector is entering a powerful high-growth phase, with the emirate recording 24,594 active F&B licences as of September 2025 and a 42.2 percent increase in new business registrations in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024.
ALAS Emirates Ready Mix, a leading ready-mix concrete supplier in the UAE and the largest in Abu Dhabi, has entered an agreement with Dubai Industrial City, part of TECOM Group, to develop a new facility in the region’s premier manufacturing and logistics hub.
Barakat Group, a leading UAE fresh food and juice producer, has announced that work has begun on its new manufacturing facility in Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad) that will produce industrial-scale halal baby food. It is projected to create 200 direct jobs, spanning manufacturing, food safety and logistics sectors.
TAHA International for Industrial Services, headquartered in Bahrain, has been awarded the prestigious “Green Factory Label” by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Etihad Rail has launched a national awareness campaign designed to encourage logistics providers, manufacturers and heavy industry to shift long-haul freight from road to rail.
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and Chairman of the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) Bandar Alkhorayef launched capital projects valued at approximately SAR3 billion ($800 million) in Sudair.
Lalan Group marked a historic milestone with the inauguration of its first overseas manufacturing facility at the Sohar Freezone, becoming the first Sri Lankan investment in the zone within the medical manufacturing sector.
Saudi Arabia's industrial production index in December 2025 rose 8.9% year-on-year, driven by higher activity in mining and quarrying, manufacturing, water supply and sewerage, as well as waste management and remediation activities, said a report.
Global trade is on course to exceed $35 trillion in 2025 for the first time, even as geopolitical tensions, higher costs and uneven global demand slowed momentum, according to a report by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
