Dubai Industrial City, a member of Tatweer, today welcomed its first industrial operator, Conmix Limited, one of the Gulf’s leading providers of Ready Mix concrete, Pre Mix Plaster and Construction Chemicals for more than 30 years.
Two factories of Conmix started operation at full capacity in the largest integrated industrial hub in the Middle East.
C K Gopinathan, General Manager – Pre Mix Plaster Division, Conmix, explained that the two factories, for Pre Mix Plaster and Construction Chemicals, were built at an investment of AED 42 million in the city's Mineral zone. The manufacturing units are spread over 200,000 sq ft, with both factories offering a combined annual production capacity of 300,000 tons.
Rashed Al Ansari, Vice President of Dubai Industrial City, said: “The operation of Conmix marks a new milestone and is a major achievement in the development and growth of the city. An increasing number of factories are expected to be set up before the end of this year bringing into reality the hard work that has been invested in this industrial base and further enhancing the manufacturing and industrial sector in Dubai."
Gopinathan further explained that around 35 employees are currently working in the new factories at Dubai Industrial City.
Jayakumar Menon – Business Development Manager, Conmix, added that, Conmix also stands to gain from Dubai Industrial City’s close proximity to Jebel Ali Port and the upcoming Al Maktoum International Airport, the largest airport in the world. "We started operation at full capacity and our location in Dubai Industrial City is an ideal one that is driving our business forward. We currently export to Africa, Asia and the Middle East and we are capitalizing on our vantage location as it is helping boost exports, as well as serving the two largest construction material markets in the UAE - Dubai and Abu Dhabi,” he pointed out.
"We were always confident that investing in a manufacturing base at Dubai Industrial City would provide us with fruitful results that would boost our business. The city offers us numerous operational advantages and an ideal business set up," Gopinathan concluded
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