Saudi-based Southern Province Cement Company has announced that it had partially accepted and handed over a new production line at its Jazan cement plant, thus marking another step toward completion of a project to replace the plant’s existing production lines.
Schütz, a global leader in the production of industrial transport packaging, has started work on the production facility for intermediate bulk containers (IBC) at global chemicals company BASF’s plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The project commissioning is due for summer 2027.
Saudi Chemical Company Holding has announced the commencement of commercial production at its TNT production plant, following the completion of all operational readiness requirements.
Fitch Ratings has maintained its ‘deteriorating’ sector outlook for global chemicals for 2026, reflecting structural oversupply and demand destruction risks triggered by increasing production costs, despite temporary tightness due to disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia's National Company for Glass Industries (Zoujaj) has announced that it has resumed operations at a production line that was damaged by a fire last year, while raising its estimate of repair costs and business interruption losses.
Qassim Cement Company has signed an agreement with the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) to secure key funding for the construction of a fourth production line at its Buraydah plant that will help replace certain production lines and boost its capacity to 10,000 tonnes per day.
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said it had made ahead-of-schedule progress in restoring production at its Al Taweelah site after the facility sustained significant damage during Iranian attacks on Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Economic Zone in March that forced an emergency shutdown.
As the Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives move from experimentation to production, fragmented log management from too many tools is emerging as a key barrier to operational scale. The rapid growth of AI workloads is pushing traditional log management approaches to their limits, said an expert.
As the Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives move from experimentation to production, fragmented log management from too many tools is emerging as a key barrier to operational scale. The rapid growth of AI workloads is pushing traditional log management approaches to their limits, said an expert.
Saudi Arabia's oil sector is poised for a strong recovery next year as export routes gradually normalise and crude production returns to pre-disruption levels, according to Riyad Capital, which forecasts oil-sector growth of 14.3% in 2027.
