AD Ports Group, UAE’s leading facilitator of trade, logistics, and industry, has introduced KEZAD Group as part of the plan to invest in dedicated infrastructure for key industrial sectors to enhance the ecosystem and create multiple new revenue streams.

The forward-looking strategy looks to drive the enhancement and development of the industrial and overall business ecosystem in Abu Dhabi in line with AD Ports Group’s integrated model for one-stop economic hubs that provide seamless operations and efficient cross-market trade solutions for businesses via the emirate, according to a press release by AD Ports Group.

AD Ports Group, UAE’s top facilitator of trade and logistics, has introduced KEZAD Group as part of the plan to invest in infrastructure for key industrial sectors to enhance the ecosystem and create multiple new revenue streams. The move follows the integration of KIZAD and Specialised Economic Zones (ZonesCorp) into the newly formed KEZAD Group.

The move follows the integration of Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) and Specialised Economic Zones (ZonesCorp) into the newly formed KEZAD Group (Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi Group), which comprises 12 economic zones with a total area of 550 square kilometres, including 100 square kilometres designated as Free Zones. In addition, it has more than 300,000 square metres of prebuilt warehouse facilities and is home to more than 40 staff accommodation complexes with a capacity of over 450,000 beds (located in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Al Dhafra Region), including the 77,000 beds operated by KEZAD Group.

Today, KEZAD Group hosts more than 1,750 clients from 17 industrial and economic sectors catering to a range of key industries such as pharmaceuticals, metals, automotive, polymers, building materials recycling, food and agtech, plastics and polymers, retail and logistics, hi-tech and green energy, life sciences, oil and gas, and specialty chemicals, each offering direct access to all industry and economic verticals from processing and storage to distribution.

Established to align with the UAE’s Industrial Strategy, the economic vision of Abu Dhabi and the recently launched Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy, KEZAD Group is designed to offer greater opportunities for investors looking to streamline every segment of their supply chain. The company will leverage the collective strength of a combined organisation to enable expanded competitive choice of locations, greater pricing options, quality of infrastructure, ease of doing business and integrated services through unified processes, superior service delivery, and focused offerings for customers.

KEZAD Group will be solely responsible for managing the process of planning, developing, operating, regulating, and promoting combined assets (KIZAD, ZonesCorp, and KIZAD Communities) under the AD Ports Group’s Economic Cities & Free Zones portfolio, that makes up 55 per cent of the UAE’s industrial area.

The launch of KEZAD Group opens new opportunities to scale up adjacent businesses, such as KEZAD Communities which provides integrated solutions for staff residential communities, as well as enabling the Group to unlock the value of its significant land bank, added the release.

“The launch of KEZAD Group, which brings together our Economic Cities & Free Zones assets, supports the expansion of dedicated ecosystems for strategic industries, boosting access to international markets, integrating advanced technologies, and accelerating the transition to a circular economy,” said Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, managing director and group CEO, AD Ports Group.

“KEZAD Group is now responsible for the largest integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub in the region and is the largest operator of purpose-built economic zones and workers residential cities in the United Arab Emirates. We will deploy this enhanced scale to fully support strategic industries and enable sustainable diversification and growth,” said Mohamed Al Khadar Al Ahmad, CEO, KEZAD Group.

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