By John Lee. PepsiCo has reportedly signed two strategic agreements with Iraqi partners covering expanded beverage manufacturing and agricultural development. The agreements were signed at the US-Iraq High-Level Business Summit at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC, on the sidelines of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's visit to the United States. The first agreement, […]
By John Lee. The Iraq Development Fund has identified investment opportunities worth $40 billion in goods currently imported into the country that could instead be produced domestically. Mohammed al-Najjar (pictured), head of the fund, told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Iraq's annual import bill provides a measure of the scale of the opportunity, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's first industrial-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar module manufacturing facility has opened in Karbala. The Al-Nour Solar Panel Production Plant was developed for the Project Engineering Department of the Al-Abbas Holy Shrine by Italian firm Ecoprogetti Srl, which supplied and installed the complete turnkey production line. The facility has an annual installed capacity […]
By John Lee. German firm HORN Glass Industries AG, the has signed a contract with Al Rida Investment to build a new float glass plant in Najaf, with a production capacity of 800 tonnes per day. The plant will be equipped with the latest technology and is intended to contribute to expanding glass production capacity in […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances in Samarra has begun operating Iraq's first production line for oral asthma inhalers, with an annual capacity of nine million units. According to the company, which falls under the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, the new line is based at its Baghdad plant […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Automotive and Equipment Industries, part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has announced a project to armour-plate vehicles of various types, in partnership with private sector company Dera Al-Alamiya [Global Shield]. According to the Ministry, the project covers the armouring and plating of all types of civilian […]
By John Lee. General Company for the Pharmaceutical Industry and Medical Supplies in Samarra, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has begun preparatory work on a new antiseptics factory at its medical syringe plant site in Babylon, under a partnership agreement with private-sector firm Al-Riyadah Al-Wataniyah Company. The factory, to be branded […]
By John Lee. A second aluminium extrusion plant has begun operations at Ur State Company, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, producing thin and medium-gauge aluminium sections. According to Ur General Company, the plant was built using the company's own resources and is equipped with the latest international technology. Key specifications include: […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Three Car Manufacturing Plants to Be Established in Kurdistan Region The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is moving forward with plans to establish three automobile manufacturing projects in the region, in partnership with Chinese companies, […]
By John Lee. General Directorate of Industrial Development (GDID), part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has issued 230 establishment licences for new industrial projects in February, covering sectors including food, chemical, metal, construction, textile and engineering industries. According to Director General Ali Ibrahim Janaan, the licences were distributed across multiple provinces, with the […]
By John Lee. The State Company for Rubber Industries and Tyres, part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has processed 170 tonnes of used tyres into industrial products as part of a recycling project implemented in partnership with the private sector. According to Director General Haider Nasser Dhaher, the output from 2025 included a […]
By John Lee. The State Company for Construction Industries, part of Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has announced the launch of production at the Baghdad Brick Plant following a comprehensive rehabilitation and modernisation programme carried out with private-sector participation. The plant's Turkish-origin production line has been upgraded with modern industrial technologies and converted to a […]
