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635 industrial projects to be set up in Oman

MUSCAT, October 10, 2016

Nearly 635 new industrial projects are expected to come up in Oman's various industrial estates and free zones, according to a report.

While 216 industrial projects are under different stages of construction, plots have been allotted for 421 new units, said the Times of Oman report.

These projects, which include manufacturing units like plastic materials, steel products, marble, building materials, light industries and warehouses, are coming up at Sohar, Raysut, Buraimi, Sumail, Nizwa, Sur, Rusayl industrial estates and Mazunah Free Zone, the report said, quoting the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE).

PEIE acts as a one-stop-shop for entrepreneurs by managing Rusayl, Raysut, Sohar, Sur, Nizwa, Buraimi and Sumail industrial estates.

The establishment also manages the country’s premier information technology park – Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM) – and a free trade zone – Al Mazunah Free Zone.

The maximum number of new projects are coming up in the Sohar Industrial Estate (53), which is followed by Raysut (41), Buraimi (34), Sumail (33), Nizwa (22), Sur (21), Rusayl (8) and Al Mazunah Free Zone (4), the report said.

As far as the allotment of industrial plots to industrialists is concerned, Sumail Industrial Estate has allotted the maximum number of industrial plots (137), which is followed by Rusayl (66), Buraimi (63), Sohar (52), Raysut (38), Al Mazunah (32), Nizwa (20), Sur (11) and Knowledge Oasis Muscat (2), it said.




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