As one of the fastest growing cities on the globe, Dubai is at the forefront of the pioneering work of district cooling outsourcing. With the dramatic increase in large-scale industrial applications and the rising height of buildings in the city, dedicated district cooling systems are proving more and more popular.

Leading Dammam-based pipe manufacturer Saudi Arabian Amiantit Company has recently achieved a technological breakthrough with the successful testing of its DN2000 PN25 Flowtite joint that has passed all requirements without problems.

Caterpillar says its recently-introduced T-Series pipelayers – the 583T and the 587T – have been designed to meet the toughest demands of pipeline contractors worldwide.

In view of the growing popularity of plastics as a versatile material in industrial uses such as in piping systems around the world, Borouge – a leading supplier of environmentally-superior polyolefin plastics such as polyethylene and polypropylene – plans to invest in a world-scale multi-billion-dollar expansion of its facilities in Ruwais, Ab

The UAE-based Anticorrosion Control Services (ACS) has recently broadened its horizons by signing an agreement to manufacture, market and distribute the UV (ultraviolet)-curing sheet moulding compounds (SMC), pioneered by Garrard Europe in the UK, for the Middle East and surrounding areas.