Top Gulf Industry Exhibition Lined Up

July 2, 2009
Manama, Bahrain

The Gulf Industry Fair 2010 will be held from January 12 to 14 next year at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre.

"Gulf Industry Fair 2010 is the third edition of the most important and comprehensive industry-related exhibition in the Middle East, providing a highly targeted opportunity for companies and organisations marketing products or services aimed at the Northern Gulf region's industrial sector," said organiser Hilal Conferences & Exhibitions.

The event covers key industrial segments including aluminium, machine tools, industrial equipment and manufacturing, automation, metal, energy, logistics and metrology.

The Fair also provides a unique opportunity for the operators of industrial areas and free zones to meet an interested market of decision makers in the manufacturing and distribution sectors.

It will be held against a background of huge investment in industrial projects in the Gulf region.

Between 2011 and 2020, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) expects to invest at least $48.2 billion on 30 major petrochemical projects, while the Saudi Electricity Company plans to invest $51 billion on increasing electricity production capacity by 60 per cent by 2015.

In the UAE, Abu Dhabi is expected to spend $200bn in the next five years on urban development, while in Bahrain, 28 companies have so far signed leases to set up their ventures at the Bahrain International Investment Park in Hidd. The second Gulf Industry Fair in January this year featured more than 120 exhibitors from key markets across the Northern Gulf.

Source: Gulf Daily News

For more information, please contact the Office of the Economic Representative via e-mail info@bahraingateway.org or by telephone at (202) 537-7810.