The Abu Dhabi Ports (AD Ports) Group, the region’s leading logistics, industry, and trade facilitator, has signed an agreement with Metal Park Investment to build an integrated metal hub in KIZAD that will serve all of the UAE’s industry verticals.
The Metal Park in KIZAD, covering a total land area of 450,000 square meters, will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities supporting storage and handling, processing, and fabrication activities, as well as access to research and development amenities, rental office space, and associated financial services.
The agreement was signed in the presence of Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamsi, Group CEO, AD Ports Group, Mr. Abdullah Al Hameli, Head of Economic Cities & Free Zones Cluster, and Mr. Saleh Shahrestani, Chairman, Metal Park Investment ME.
In addition to industry-related infrastructure, Metal Park also offers customers a unique solution featuring production planning capabilities, easy entry and exit policies, and access to finance and human resources services to keep operations at optimal levels.
Furthermore, businesses can save administration time and can leverage industry-leading technologies to help their businesses reach new levels by utilizing the most secure enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Abdullah Al Hameli Head Industrial Cities, Free Zone Cluster AD Ports Group
“AD Ports Group is committed to supporting UAE’s economic diversification goals by advancing industrial development through our Economic Cities & Free Zones Cluster. The metal industry provides crucial commodities for the development of buildings, automobiles, appliances, and tool-making, making it an essential sector for the UAE’s continued growth and prosperity. Metal Park in KIZAD will create an ecosystem that helps metal service providers grow their business and adapt to market trends and conditions quickly and effectively, so they can plan for the future without constraint.”
Mr. Shahrestani said that “One of the defining points in the steel industry, Metal Park will revolutionize the steel fabrication industry and transform it into a win-win economy by providing a platform for metal services to be more efficient financially, economically and environmentally. Membership at Metal Park will enable our clients to expand their businesses at times of growth with little capital and at times of economic downturn, giving them the ability to reduce their operating costs with ease without the overheads associated with redundancies that traditional businesses in this sector face.”
The strategic location of Metal Park in KIZAD offers businesses a fully integrated trade and logistics platform that helps expansion efforts across the region. Located near Khalifa Port, KIZAD provides customers with world-class infrastructure, competitive utilities, in addition to direct access to a multimodal transport network with links overseas, road, and air, as well as rail in the future.
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