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PRINTING-
E7 extends geographical footprint into Africa: Commercial printing and security solutions provider E7 Group snapped up contracts worth over AED 65 mn to provide services across the MENA region, it said in an ADX disclosure (pdf). The contracts comprised two Africa-based security solutions agreements — including a one-year agreement for printing examination papers and a two-year agreement for supplying ePassports – valued at AED 25 mn, in addition to AED 40 mn commercial printing contracts, encompassing large-scale outdoor printing, magazines, promotional materials, and textbooks in the UAE and Africa.
LOGISTICS-
Orient Overseas Container Line has launched a new maritime shipping service connecting ports in the GCC, the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) said in a statement. The new service — which will operate weekly with a capacity of up to 3.5k twenty-foot equivalent units — grids Saudi Arabia’s Jubail port with Abu Dhabi, Jebel Ali in Dubai, and Shuwaikh in Kuwait.
WASTE MANAGEMENT-
Tadweer + Levidian to accelerate landfill decarbonization: The Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center, more commonly known as Tadweer, has struck a partnership with UK-based climate tech firm Levidian to use Levidian’s Loop technology, which separates carbon from methane to produce hydrogen, for decarbonization projects in the UAE and globally, according to a press release. The two companies had already inked an agreement last year to implement a pilot project to decarbonize emissions from Abu Dhabi’s landfills using Levidian’s Loop technology.
The timeline: The project is set to be commissioned by the end of the year, according to the statement.
MANUFACTURING-
DMB to introduce recycled aluminum rods to comply with CBAM: Dubai Cables Group subsidiary Ducab Metal Business (DMB) has introduced green aluminum rods to its portfolio in a bid to make its products comply with the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), a press release said. The rods are manufactured using recycled aluminum, significantly reducing energy usage and carbon emissions.
CBAM? The EU initiative is set to tax imports of certain raw materials by 2026 in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The mechanism will require importers to purchase certificates according to the associated carbon emissions, effectively introducing a tax on high-emission goods from non-European countries.
HEALTHCARE-
Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC) will offer medical consultations to patients referred by Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) in a bid to boost accessibility to bone marrow transplants through the center’s Abu Dhabi Bone Marrow Transplant Program, according to a statement from the Abu Dhabi Media Office. This initiative targets individuals with blood cancers, disorders, and autoimmune diseases.
REAL ESTATE-
Aldar Properties collaborated with Siemens to develop a cloud-based district management solution system for Aldar’s Saadiyat Grove residential project, according to a press release (pdf). Aldar will use Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio and Building X platform to create a cloud-based solution that integrates advanced energy analytics to reduce emissions. The agreement marks the “most significant investment” to date in smart technology at a mixed-use residential and commercial real estate development, Aldar said.
