JEDDAH, 1 October 2007 — Zamil Glass, a business unit of Zamil Industrial and the prominent processor of architectural glass serving contractors and end users in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC region, has initiated the creation of a new automatic/robotic line that will further boost its productivity and enable it to enter and compete in new markets. Several recent purchases and partnership agreements will result in expanded production capacity and the company’s ability to offer innovative new products to customers.
Kingdom Foundation Donates SR37,000
JEDDAH, 1 October 2007 — Kingdom Foundation, chaired by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, donated SR37,000 ($9,777) to the Cambodian Muslim Community Development project to extend financial assistance to 31 students this year, the foundation said in a statement yesterday. The project is over a 10-year period. CMCD will cover tuition for Norton University in the capital, also covering accommodation, and giving financial support. The program sponsors up to 100 high school students in Year 1, increasing to 400 in Year 4. Students are chosen based on academic excellence and monitored on attendance, grades, and are given private English lessons.
NPC to Debut at Sea Food Expo ’07
DUBAI, 1 October 2007 — National Prawn Co. (NPC), the world’s largest fully integrated desert coastal aquaculture project, is set to debut at Sea Food Expo 2007, the Middle East’s first exhibition dedicated to the seafood industry, which will be held on Oct. 29-31, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, here. The fully-integrated hatchery, farm and processing facility located south of Jeddah, was established in a bid to tap into the booming global seafood market.
