Monday, January 30, 2023 – 1:35 PM
– Developing dedicated economic parks that contribute to enabling industrial development and supporting trade.
Kizad Group includes 1,750 companies operating in 17 sectors.
– 40 residential complexes with a capacity of more than 450,000 beds in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra.
– 12 economic zones covering 550 square kilometers, of which 100 square kilometers are free zones.
– 300,000 square meters of ready-made logistics warehouses.
– 3.9 square kilometers of leased space during the first half of 2022.
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.. From Ahmed Al Nuaimi.
ABU DHABI, 30th January, 2020 (WAM) — Mohammed Al-Khader Al-Ahmad, CEO – Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – Kizad Group, confirmed that the business of economic cities and free zones within the Abu Dhabi Ports Group contributes a major role to the group’s achievement of record results in leasing new lands, as the leased spaces during the first half Only from the year 2022, which is estimated at 3.9 square kilometers, larger than the areas that were leased annually in 2021 and 2020, which reflects the growing demand for the provision of integrated industrial and commercial centers, especially in Abu Dhabi, which takes a strategic location linking the east with the west, which establishes the emirate’s position as a major player on the map. Trade and global industry.
He said – in an interview with the Emirates News Agency, WAM, within the framework of a series of meetings about the qualitative incentives and enablers obtained by major industrial companies in the country and industrial investors from abroad under the umbrella of the “Make in the Emirates” initiative launched by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology with the aim of empowering the industrial sector and pioneers Businesses, start-ups, small and medium companies – The Abu Dhabi Ports Group is keen to ensure that its strategy is in harmony with the long-term goals of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the UAE in general. It also seeks to contribute to transforming the emirate into a global center for trade, industry and logistics services. It aims to provide an integrated set of services and business systems that allow companies to achieve growth and prosperity and enhance the industrial sector in the emirate in line with the vision of the wise leadership and the recently launched Abu Dhabi industrial strategy.
He added that the Khalifa Economic Zones – Kizad Group includes more than 1,750 companies in 17 sectors, including major industrial sectors such as pharmaceuticals, metals, automobiles, plastics, building materials, recycling, food, agricultural technology, retail, logistics, advanced technology, clean energy, life sciences, oil and gas, and specialty chemicals.
Al-Ahmad indicated that this step comes in the wake of the successful merging of both “Kizad” and “Zonescorp” under the umbrella of the Kizad Group, which includes 17 industrial centers extending over an area of 550 square kilometers, and meeting the needs of a wide range of vital industrial sectors. Within the vision aimed at attracting more investments to the Emirate, and establishing a large and diversified portfolio of products and services provided to customers.
Regarding the most important motives behind the establishment of the Kizad Group, he explained that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi is witnessing rapid economic growth, in addition to the increasing levels of adoption of sustainability and the shift towards a circular economy, and in the context of its efforts to enhance this growth, Abu Dhabi Ports was keen to play a leading role in the business system in the emirate Through the development of economic cities and free zones, it also merged both “Kizad” and “Zonescorp” into the Kizad group, which was designed to keep pace with economic growth, providing an umbrella that includes a wide range of companies that work in an integrated manner with each other.
He stated that this merger also contributes to providing more comprehensive service offerings at competitive prices that increase the attractiveness of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to companies wishing to establish their headquarters in the region.
He pointed out that the “Kizad Group” is an industrial engine capable of advancing the implementation of Abu Dhabi’s industrial strategy, as it provides a fertile ground that enables local and international companies targeting the Middle East markets to achieve tangible growth.
He added that the integration it provides with the other capabilities of the Abu Dhabi Ports Group in the areas of port services, marine, logistical and other digital services, in addition to its multi-modal connectivity capabilities, allows these companies to reach global markets that include more than 4.5 billion consumers.
The CEO of the “Kizad Group” pointed out that these factors combined help in attracting new companies to work from the Kizad Group, which in turn will lead to an increase in the size of the manufacturing sector in the emirate, and contribute to achieving the goal of bringing the size of this sector to 172 billion dirhams by 2031 according to the Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy. Increasing the number of operating companies will also help expand the labor market for UAE nationals and contribute to the Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy goal of providing 13,600 job opportunities.
He emphasized the role and responsibility of the Kizad Group in managing the planning, development, operation, organization and promotion of its entire assets, which includes 12 economic zones extending over more than 550 square kilometers, including 100 square kilometers allocated as a free zone, in addition to 300,000 square meters of ready-made logistical warehouses and more than 40 A residential complex for employees with a capacity of more than 450,000 beds in each of the cities of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra Region.
And he said that the Kizad Group, through the merger of two large institutions such as Kizad and ZonesCorp, provides a wide and integrated range of services to customers and partners in all sectors, and provides a wide range of options for lands and sites, and thanks to the merger it allows competitive prices and unified services for all dealers, and provides an attractive environment for investors from all walks of life. By providing distinctive business solutions within strategic locations.
The CEO of the “Kizad Group” stated that the Abu Dhabi Ports Group aims to launch the “Kizad for Complexes and Services Development” (Kizad for Complexes) to raise the level of employee well-being and make radical changes in their residence facilities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, as it provides integrated solutions for housing facilities that include It provides new real estate development and management solutions, provides unique services, and contributes to enhancing the attractiveness of the business environment in the emirate, increasing the revenues of commercial and industrial companies operating in it, and plays a prominent role in driving the growth of the emirate’s economy, and strengthening its ties with investors from new markets and regions around the world.
He pointed out that the Abu Dhabi Ports Group, through its economic cities and free zones, plays a leading role in supporting government efforts aimed at promoting economic diversification by providing unique opportunities for customers to expand and develop their business in accordance with the highest levels of efficiency. In this context, it is keen to support small and medium enterprises by providing many incentives.
He added: “In line with the objectives of the circular economy set by the industrial strategy of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the economic cities and free zones are working to attract investments that lead the sustainable manufacturing movement in the sectors of textiles, packaging materials, and building materials, for example, but not limited to. Thanks to the successful integration of its five business sectors, which include economic cities and free zones, the maritime sector, the digital sector, the ports sector and the logistics sector, the Abu Dhabi Ports Group has succeeded in providing a competitive business environment for the global trade, logistics, digital services and advanced infrastructure sectors. Economic cities and free zones are among the most important pillars of these comprehensive offers, as they oversee the development of dedicated economic parks that contribute to enabling industrial development and supporting trade.”
On the group’s role in food security, Al-Ahmad indicated that the “Abu Dhabi Food Complex – Kizad” is being developed in partnership between the Abu Dhabi Ports Group and the Ghassan Abboud Group, and in cooperation with Rungis, the world’s largest wholesale fresh food market. Therefore, a project of this size and specifications must contribute to providing the necessary capabilities to create thousands of new job opportunities, enhance levels of trade exchange in the region, and support innovation in the food sector through more modern and efficient business models. Thus, the project will enhance the position of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as a vital center in the global food supply chain, and will contribute to providing new sources of income in the emirate.
He stated that “Abu Dhabi Food Complex – Kizad” would contribute to providing large stocks of food products that would be available to the local and regional market at all times, which would contribute to reducing the risks of disruptions and interruptions that could occur within the supply chain, and employing the latest solutions Technology and the improvement of procedures for operational processes make it possible to significantly reduce the waste of food products.
Dina Omar / Ahmed Al Nuaimi / Israa Ismail