Royal Gulf to construct UAE’s first used battery recycling centre

Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) has announced the welcome of Royal Gulf Industries, a state-of-the-art lead acid battery recycling company, to its dynamic industrial ecosystem.   A subsidiary of Hyderabad Castings Limited and part of Nakhat Group, the new company is set to invest AED 62.4 million (USD 17 million) to construct the UAE’s …

Quantafuel-Dubal-BASF partnership for plastic recycling in Dubai

Quantafuel, Dubal Holding and BASF to move to the front-end engineering and design (FEED) stage on the plant for chemical recycling of waste plastics in Dubai.   After a six-month feasibility study where the main design parameters have been defined and the site and feedstock secured, the project is now entering the FEED stage with …

Carrefour to replace plastic bags with natural alternatives

Carrefour has announced to replace single-use plastic bags at checkout counters with starch alternatives in all stores across Abu Dhabi and Dubai.   The supermarket owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE, will offer a sustainable alternative to plastic bags in response to the new government policy banning the use of single-use …

Re.life wins three prestigious industry awards

UAE-based Re.life has announced that it has won three awards within the first quarter of the year. Founded as a next-generation digital ecosystem, re.life develops smart platforms that aim to simplify B2B and B2C transactions, as well as provide individual users better access to services.   The awards recognise the company’s innovations as a start-up, …

OKI offers communication on demand solutions during Covid-19

In increasingly unpredictable times, retailers need to be ready to react quickly to sudden market changes and emerging trends. The spikes in footfall that supermarkets, grocers and pharmacists are currently experiencing due to the Covid-19 is something many retailers could not have prepared for. As customers flock to stores to pick up essentials, retailers will …