News Industry in Lebanon

Industry - Fire in Tripoli harbor and no serious damages (iloubnan.info - March 08, 2010, 12h00)

BEIRUT – A fire took place on Monday In one of Tripoli harbor’s facilities where “Soya” beans were stocked. Civil Defense units intervened to extinguish it and moved the good to other warehouses. The harbor manager Ahmad Tamer told the National News Agency (NNA) that the fire was due to the “Soya” substance’s natural pressure, due to the high temperature. He said the fire wasn’t very critical and caused no serious damages. Read more

Industry - MEA valued at $1bn, national carrier to float 25% stake this year (iloubnan.info - January 24, 2010, 11h40)

BEIRUT – According to Lebanon This Week published by Byblos Bank, Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh indicated that national flag carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) intends to raise $250m through an initial public offering of 25% of the... Read more

Industry - Dadayan: “Made in Lebanon” products are a must (iloubnan.info - December 11, 2009, 15h42)

BEIRUT – Industry Minister Ibrahim Dadayan insured on Friday that the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Speaker were backing and sponsoring the industrial sector. He stressed the necessity to have products “made in... Read more

Industry - AERES accrediting Saint Joseph University (USJ) (iloubnan.info - October 21, 2009, 13h36)

BEIRUT - Announcing the certification of Saint Joseph University (USJ) by the French Agency for Research and Higher Education (AERES), Mr. Jean-François Dhainaut (President of AERES) held a press conference on October 16 2009 at USJ (Damascus... Read more

Industry - UN says foreign investment in Arab states hit by crisis (AFP - September 14, 2009, 20h05)

BEIRUT - The global economic crisis has hit foreign investment into the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) region, the organisation said in a report on Monday. It said in a statement that foreign direct investment (FDI) to... Read more

Industry - Lebanon to receive Egyptian gas by mid-September (iloubnan.info - September 06, 2009, 14h36)

BEIRUT – Lebanon This Week published by Byblos Bank reports that The Energy & Water Resources Ministry declared that Lebanon will begin receiving natural gas from Egypt starting in mid-September. Earlier this year, the ministry signed and... Read more

Industry - Joint-Venture agreement between Saint-Gobain Weber and SODAMCO Group in the Middle-East (iloubnan.info - September 04, 2009, 12h40)

BEIRUT - Saint-Gobain Weber, part of Saint-Gobain group and worldwide leader in Industrial Mortars, has finalized a joint-venture agreement with SODAMCO Holding, mother-company of the SODAMCO group. Celebrating this year its 25 years... Read more

Industry - Solvent in the engine (iloubnan.info - August 31, 2009, 01h02)

Traffic of painting solvent imported from Egypt, used to modify unleaded 95 and 98 gasoline was identified in July. That’s one more manifestation of parallel economy in Lebanon. This time, it’s affecting both the life and health of the... Read more

Industry - Carlos Ghosn to iloubnan.info: “A well positioned alliance for “Nissan” in Lebanon” (iloubnan.info - August 27, 2009, 11h00)

BEIRUT – The Chief Executive Officer of « Nissan » and « Renault » Motors, Carlos Ghosn, praised the successful process of “Nissan – Renault” and RYMCO in Lebanon. He told iloubnan.info that such an... Read more

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