Civil marine work on the new container terminal at Ruwais for the Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge), a joint venture owned 60 per cent by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) of the UAE and 40 per cent by Borealis of Denmark.

Catnic, the UK-based manufacturer of metal lath, angle beads and other plasterers' products, has reported significant business growth in the Gulf in recent years.Orders for last year passed the £1 million ($1.

The Ministry of Water Resources has prequalified 17 international and local consortia to bid for the construction of the Al Massarat and Ash'Sharqiyah Sands water supply scheme.The ministry has set January 15, 2000 as the deadline for submission of final construction bids for the Al Massarat water supply scheme in the Dhahirah region.

The UAE emirate of Dubai will implement an urban plan effective up to 2012 which will feature the development of new recreational areas, residential districts and schemes such as the possible establishment of a new airport to cope with the rapid growth of the emirate.

Tenders will be issued this year for the $1 billion Riyadh-based Electric Linkage Authority that will handle the Gulf Electric Grid project.A company will be chosen before the end of Phase One of the project, said Humaid bin Nasir Al Owais, UAE Minister of Electricity and Water.

Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts will manage a new five-star resort hotel being built in Fujairah.Set to open in the summer of 2001, the 200-room hotel, owned by Emirates airlines and the Fujairah Government, will be named Le Meridien Fujairah Beach Resort and is set to form an integral part of the northern emirate's tourism programme.

The Sultanate is expected to issue tenders for two independent power projects this month. These include the 400 MW Barka plant with water desalination capacity of 20 million gallons (76 million litres) a day and the 240 MW Sharqiya plant. Both projects which will be developed on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis.

Al Basti and Mukta has been awarded a contract to implement Phase One of Emaar Properties' new Gold and Diamond Park on Shaikh Zayed Road in Dubai, UAE. Construction work is expected to be completed in June.

Satco International of Qatar has won a subcontract from Mannai Engineering for the roofing works of the City Centre project at West Bay, Doha.The contract covers roofing works, including waterproofing, thermal insulation and roof finishing works on an area of 40,000 sq m.

The UK-based Transplore International Limited is set for the Middle Eastern launch of Ydrostop, which is claimed to be the only product in the world which can interrupt the incoming water supply to any residential or commercial property with an operating principal based entirely on hydraulic and mechanical techniques - a totally non-electrical devi

A plan to build a new $5.85 billion city at Subiya is awaiting parliament approval. To be constructed on the peninsula in the north of the country close to the Iraqi border, the city will be built in three phases over 20 years. It is estimated that it could have a final population of 250,000 people.

Carillion of the UK has won a £13.7 million ($22.72 million) contract to build the quay wall at the Westside Marina in Dubai. With its local partner Al Futtaim, Carillion will build 7 km of mass concrete blockwall to form the central marina and waterway to the development.

Sharjah: The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) will move to its new Dh20 million ($5.44 million) premises at Al Khalidiya next month. The final touches are being put to the four-storey building which occupies a 30,000 sq m site.Abu Dhabi: The Dh700 million ($190.

Ras Al Khaimah: The foundation stone has been laid for the Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The mosque, which will accommodate around 1,500 worshippers, will be built by the Abu Dhabi Public Works Department in 18 months.

Abu Dhabi: The UAE Minister of Public Works and Housing Rakad bin Salem bin Rakad has signed contracts worth of total cost of Dh28.5 million ($7.76 million). These include a deal worth Dh3.8 million for the construction of a sports medicine centre in Dubai, as well as a primary school, kindergartens and maintenance of mosques.