An agreement with EU on upgrading the Arab industry

Chairman of Arab Organization for Industrial Development, engineer Talaat El-Zafer said yesterday that the European Union signed an agreement of cooperation with the Arab Organization for Industrial Development in a number of fields that serve Arab industry, combat emergencies, put an end to industrial pollution, and exchange experience and information between the two sides in upgrading Arab industries during the coming stage.

El-Zafer added that the organization set up a study about industrial waste and its effect on the environment.

The study indicated that industrial progress in the Arab states achieved a growth of 14.7% in 1996, and the value added to the industrial sector amounted to $184 billion, confirming that industry is responsible for 69% of environmental pollutants.