Economic Zones Company (Manateq) has said it would announce future projects early next month, including new land plots in the Jery Al Samur, Al Wakrah, Birkat Al Awamer, and Aba Saleel areas.

Manateq director of Business Development, Adel Wali, revealed this during a seminar hosted recently by Qatar Chamber. Among the dignitaries present during the event were first vice chairman Mohamed bin Towar al-Kuwari, second vice chairman Rashid al-Athba, board member Khalid bin Jabor al-Kuwari, and a number of Qatari businessmen and local company representatives.

Wali said, “Manateq’s vision focuses on promoting economic diversification in investments adding value to Qatar, while its mission aims to create a world-class business environment that enables domestic and foreign investors to deliver value-added products and services to local, regional and international markets.”

He noted that Manateq selects the areas of its projects “very carefully so that they are close to the port and to other vital areas of the country.”

Wali said Manateq had conducted “a very inclusive study,” which revealed that the country is in need of 27mn sq m of industry and warehousing land. He noted that had managed to provide 23mn sq m of lands, including 11mn sq m of warehousing lands and 12mn sq m of industrial lands.

He said Manateq is offering logistic parks for storage and workshops facilities suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in terms of size, location, and services, and to reduce the overall cost of goods.

Within the land plot, Wali said investors can build warehouses or workshops for processing and assembly, commercial showroom for goods and products, and other options for a variety of offices and workers’ accommodation.

Wali said there are four logistic parks in Jery Al Samur (with an area of 748,000sq m), Al Wakrah (3.7mn sq m), Birkat Al Awamer (4.1mn sq m), and Aba Saleel (298,298.37sq m).

The Mesaieed Industrial Zone is established on a 12mn sq m area, located south of Doha and next to Hamad Port, Um Alhoul Free Zone, and the Al Wakrah Logistics Park, said Wali, adding that it targets the concrete, construction materials, petrochemicals, plastics, metals, machinery, and chemical and fertilisers sectors, as well as other industrial clusters.

First vice chairman Mohamed bin Towar al-Kuwari noted that it is important to review annual rental fees, and added that the country shall develop infrastructure in these areas to support investors.

Manateq head of business development Mohamed al-Malki said the company is currently reviewing fees through a team that would prepare a report, which would be presented to the business community.

Al-Athba said rental fees shall be collected once services are delivered to the industrial lands. He also noted that Manateq collects fees from investors from the date the lands are allocated.

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