Samail Industrial City localises 15 projects during H1 2023
Published: 01:08 PM,Aug 12,2023 | EDITED : 05:08 PM,Aug 12,2023
MUSCAT: Samail Industrial City, which is under the Public Authority for Industrial Estates (Madayn), has achieved significant growth in performance indicators during the first half of 2023. It has signed 15 contracts to attract projects covering an area of 100,000 square meters, with investments reaching up to RO 13.5 million.
The total number of projects located in the industrial city reached 156, with 94 projects in the production phase, 43 projects under construction, and 19 projects in the planning phase. The total investment in these projects amounts to RO 150 million, and they are spread over an area of 2.2 million square metres, employing 2,600 workers.
Engineer Yasser bin Ibrahim al Ajmi, Acting Director General of Samail Industrial City, said that Madayn continues to implement a range of vital projects in the industrial city, the most prominent of which is the Medical Fitness Examination Building project, which has reached 90 per cent completion.
And the continuation of implementing the supplementary works project for the industrial city, which includes the duplication of the road leading to the city and connecting it to the highway, with a progress rate of 98 per cent. Additionally, the sewage tank of the second phase has been connected to the first phase, with a progress rate exceeding 98 per cent.
In a statement to the Oman News Agency (ONA), he added that the Public Authority for Industrial Estates (Madayn) has divided Samail Industrial City into several sectors. Among them is the food sector, which has an occupancy rate exceeding 17 per cent, the logistics sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 34 per cent, the construction materials sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 26 per cent, the iron and wood sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 60 per cent, the plastic and paper sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 85 per cent, and the marble sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 78 per cent. In addition, there is the ‘Entrepreneurs’ sector for small and medium-sized enterprises, which currently has an occupancy rate of 34 per cent.
He pointed out that the most important investment opportunities that have preliminary feasibility studies available in Samail Industrial City are in the sectors of dairy and juice production, date product manufacturing and packaging, breakfast cereal production, dolomite manufacturing and calcination, water leakage insulators manufacturing, copper bars and sheets manufacturing, gypsum manufacturing, electrical conductors manufacturing, glossy ceramics manufacturing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment manufacturing, electrical switches manufacturing, marble products manufacturing, and precast building sector.
Al Ajmi clarified that the city has begun, in collaboration with partners, to market the services building, which has a total area exceeding 16,000 square meters and a rental area of over 12,000 square meters. The building is designed to provide the best service to accommodate market requirements and provide various facilities for the city's workers. It complements the infrastructure and services and consists of eight floors. The ground and first floors are allocated for commercial purposes, while the other floors are designated for offices and communication companies. The building also includes various facilities and services.
He further emphasized that the 'Masaar' Services Center in Samail Industrial City aims to enhance the level of services provided to investors by expediting and simplifying procedures, strengthening relationships with partners to provide integrated services to investors, and fostering a strong relationship with investors to create a safe business environment. Additionally, the center provides accurate statistical data related to investors.
He said that the center serves as an investment window with a unified system to facilitate and streamline the procedures for investors to obtain all the necessary approvals, permits, and licenses for their investment project in one place and within a specified timeframe. This is aimed at forming an integrated system of services that investors need to create and generate added value for a business environment that is attractive to investments in the Sultanate of Oman. Additionally, the center contributes to monitoring stalled projects, in addition to providing value-added services such as consultations, financing and banking services, medical examinations, postal services, marketing, and promotion. — ONA
The total number of projects located in the industrial city reached 156, with 94 projects in the production phase, 43 projects under construction, and 19 projects in the planning phase. The total investment in these projects amounts to RO 150 million, and they are spread over an area of 2.2 million square metres, employing 2,600 workers.
Engineer Yasser bin Ibrahim al Ajmi, Acting Director General of Samail Industrial City, said that Madayn continues to implement a range of vital projects in the industrial city, the most prominent of which is the Medical Fitness Examination Building project, which has reached 90 per cent completion.
And the continuation of implementing the supplementary works project for the industrial city, which includes the duplication of the road leading to the city and connecting it to the highway, with a progress rate of 98 per cent. Additionally, the sewage tank of the second phase has been connected to the first phase, with a progress rate exceeding 98 per cent.
In a statement to the Oman News Agency (ONA), he added that the Public Authority for Industrial Estates (Madayn) has divided Samail Industrial City into several sectors. Among them is the food sector, which has an occupancy rate exceeding 17 per cent, the logistics sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 34 per cent, the construction materials sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 26 per cent, the iron and wood sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 60 per cent, the plastic and paper sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 85 per cent, and the marble sector with an occupancy rate exceeding 78 per cent. In addition, there is the ‘Entrepreneurs’ sector for small and medium-sized enterprises, which currently has an occupancy rate of 34 per cent.
He pointed out that the most important investment opportunities that have preliminary feasibility studies available in Samail Industrial City are in the sectors of dairy and juice production, date product manufacturing and packaging, breakfast cereal production, dolomite manufacturing and calcination, water leakage insulators manufacturing, copper bars and sheets manufacturing, gypsum manufacturing, electrical conductors manufacturing, glossy ceramics manufacturing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment manufacturing, electrical switches manufacturing, marble products manufacturing, and precast building sector.
Al Ajmi clarified that the city has begun, in collaboration with partners, to market the services building, which has a total area exceeding 16,000 square meters and a rental area of over 12,000 square meters. The building is designed to provide the best service to accommodate market requirements and provide various facilities for the city's workers. It complements the infrastructure and services and consists of eight floors. The ground and first floors are allocated for commercial purposes, while the other floors are designated for offices and communication companies. The building also includes various facilities and services.
He further emphasized that the 'Masaar' Services Center in Samail Industrial City aims to enhance the level of services provided to investors by expediting and simplifying procedures, strengthening relationships with partners to provide integrated services to investors, and fostering a strong relationship with investors to create a safe business environment. Additionally, the center provides accurate statistical data related to investors.
He said that the center serves as an investment window with a unified system to facilitate and streamline the procedures for investors to obtain all the necessary approvals, permits, and licenses for their investment project in one place and within a specified timeframe. This is aimed at forming an integrated system of services that investors need to create and generate added value for a business environment that is attractive to investments in the Sultanate of Oman. Additionally, the center contributes to monitoring stalled projects, in addition to providing value-added services such as consultations, financing and banking services, medical examinations, postal services, marketing, and promotion. — ONA