The UAE’s renewable energy capacity surged more than 63-fold, from 129 megawatts in 2015 to over 8.2 gigawatts in 2025, with clean energy accounting for 32.4% of electricity generation, said Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
Honeywell has announced the launch of a new production line of its advanced handheld mobile computers – the ScanPal EDA57 and the CT47 – at its facility in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The move represents another major milestone in Honeywell’s ongoing localization strategy in the kingdom.
AW Rostamani Group has announced the launch of VerraPak, marking the next phase in the development of its packaging business, formerly Sineo Packaging. Operating from a 50,000 sq ft facility in Dubai Industrial City, VerraPak has 15 high-speed production lines with over 400 million units annual capacity.
Oman Cables Industry has laid the foundation stone for a third manufacturing plant at Al Rusayl Industrial City as it seeks to expand production capacity to meet growing demand from the energy and infrastructure sectors across the sultanate, said a report.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday as fresh reports of attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz heightened concerns over energy supplies, while increased production by OPEC+ offered a counterpoint to the market's supply risks.
IFFCO Group, one of the Gulf region’s largest diversified food and consumer products businesses, will showcase its manufacturing capabilities and food-service solutions at Gulfood Manufacturing.
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, has delivered a historic production record of 1.623MT in 2025 over the previous year's figure of 1.622 MT, thus underscoring its resilience, disciplined operations and commitment to sustainable growth.
Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (Modon) has announced the opening of the second phase of the Tamer Mölnlycke Care factory in Jeddah. A strategic joint venture of Swedish medical device company Mölnlycke, it will see the production grow two-fold to 500,000 per year.
Exeed Geotextile, a subsidiary of Exeed Industries and the first of its kind in the UAE, has inaugurated its state-of-the-art production facility at the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone).
Boeing Commercial Airplanes delivered 63 airplanes in December 2025, including 45 737s and 14 787 Dreamliners.
