VOL.XXXIXNo. 5728-October-1996OMAN

OmanPlans $2.4Bn Aluminum Smelter With Chinese FirmOman is planning to construct a large-scale $2.4bn aluminum smelter with acapacity of 480,000 tons/year by the year 2000,according to an official announcement on 21 October by Mr. Hamad al-Dahab,the Director General of Industry at the Omani Ministry of Commerce. Thenew plant will be a joint venture betweenthe Omani Government and China's National NonferrousIndustries Corporation (NNIC), in additionto Omani...