From perfume to airline parts: 10 things that are made in the UAE

From perfume to airline parts: 10 things that are made in the UAE

From perfume to books, from baths to aluminium and everything in between - the UAE's manufacturing output is diverse.

It is equally varied in scale, with smaller plants that cater to local demand through to vast facilities owned by world-leading companies.

Many of the best-known manufacturers trace their origins back to the 1970s and have customer bases across the GCC and beyond.

Here we look at a selection of the UAE's most important manufacturing sectors and the firms that represent them.

Perfumes - Swiss Arabian

Perfumes from the region are characterised by the likes of jasmine, amber and oud.

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