Zarqa, May 16 (Petra) — The Jordan Industrial Estates Company (JIEC)
said it has attracted six new industrial investments to the Zarqa
Industrial Estate (ZIE), in a move aimed at strengthening industrial
and investment activity in Jordan and underscoring growing confidence
in the country’s investment environment and its ability to attract
high-value, specialized industries.
Oday Obeidat, JIEC General Manager, told the Jordan News Agency,
Petra, that the new investments will focus on the chemical and
engineering industries.
He said the projects are still in the preparation and development
stage, while the company continues negotiations with other investors
with a view to signing additional investment agreements in the coming
period.
Obeidat said the company has launched extensive promotional campaigns
for ZIE at the local and regional levels to highlight the promising
investment opportunities available there and to showcase the
incentives and benefits offered to industrial investors.
He said the effort is intended to attract high-quality investments
capable of stimulating economic growth and enhancing the
competitiveness of Jordan’s industrial sector.
Obeidat said the company is translating royal directives into
practical programs and plans aimed at attracting advanced and modern
industries with a direct impact on the national economy by providing
a fully integrated investment environment built on advanced
infrastructure, a strategic location and modern logistics services.
He called on investors and business leaders to take advantage of the
city’s investment and geographic advantages, noting that ZIE is the
largest industrial estate in Jordan and the country’s first
environmentally friendly industrial estate.
He described it as an advanced development model that reflects the
royal vision of building a modern and sustainable national industrial
base capable of generating jobs and achieving comprehensive
development.
Obeidat said ZIE incorporates advanced renewable energy solutions and
Internet of Things (IoT) systems to reduce energy and water costs for
investors. It also includes water harvesting projects and natural gas
networks to strengthen environmental sustainability and improve
industrial operating efficiency.
He said the estate’s first phase was developed on 1,386 dunums (about
1.39 million square meters) out of a total planned area of 2,475
dunums, at a cost of JD35 million ($49.4 million).
The phase includes fully serviced industrial land and ready-built
factory space totaling 21,000 square meters.
Preliminary studies indicate that the first phase can accommodate
about 217 industrial investments and create around 8,500 jobs.
Obeidat said the company has equipped ZIE with all key investment
attractions and expects the number of industrial investments to reach
around 530 companies once all phases are completed, generating more
than 21,000 jobs.
He said the ZIE’s strategic location is one of its strongest
advantages, situated about 30 kilometers from Amman and 15 kilometers
from the Zarqa Free Zone, giving it an important logistical edge and
strong links to local and regional markets and neighboring countries.
Obeidat said target sectors for investment include electronics,
smartphones, tablet devices, laptops, medical equipment, engineering
industries and automobile manufacturing, reinforcing Jordan’s push
toward advanced technology industries and export-oriented sectors
with high added value.
//Petra/
