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Dubai on December 7th
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) has succeeded in maintaining a stable performance in the petrochemical sector, through an increase in the growth in the volume of its exports during 2021 by 52% on an annual basis, and the free zone has acquired more than 50% of Dubai’s total trade of polymers. and petrochemical materials, with a value of more than 49 billion dirhams.
DB World, through its strategic assets in the UAE and the region, has supported trade routes for the petrochemical sector and its related business systems worldwide, in addition to enhancing multi-modal trade connectivity, providing highly efficient supply chain solutions, and launching its platforms for digital trade, and the company is playing today It plays a pivotal role in facilitating the growth of the petrochemical sector at the regional and global levels, starting from its commercial and logistical center in Jebel Ali.
DB World, through its integrated logistics services, enhanced by commercial connectivity across global petrochemical trade routes and the work system in the commercial and logistics center in Jebel Ali, provides the ideal logistics value. This vital sector, supported by its extensive network of international shipping lines, contributes to the success of the UAE and the region in general.
DB World’s petrochemicals hub, which extends across Jebel Ali Port and the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), accounts for more than a third of the polymers and petrochemicals trade in the UAE, where storage capacities of the highest safety standards, backed by trade connectivity, are crucial. The nature of trade and transport of petrochemical commodities. The solutions provided by Jebel Ali Port meet all these requirements, and its services are characterized by their low cost, and the implementation of the required operations quickly and efficiently.
Jebel Ali Port includes 11 berths for tank stations designated for handling liquid bulk cargo, on an area of 2 million square meters with a storage capacity of more than one million cubic meters. The storage capacity of the berth for petrochemical goods, with its advanced equipment, is more than 250,000 cubic meters for storing various types of chemicals.
A number of the leading companies in the petrochemical sector have Jafza as their regional headquarters, including Dow, BASF, Total, and Gulf Petrochem. These companies represent the nucleus of the group of petrochemical companies, which number more than 600 companies operating in the sector. Jafza’s strategic and ideal location meets the growing demand for these materials in the Middle East and Africa.
It is noteworthy that Jebel Ali Port includes tank stations, warehouses, and storage areas designated for bottled lubricating oils, fuel, industrial chemicals, and storage tanks designed according to international standards – ISO, in addition to warehouses for hazardous materials. Logistics services provide an added value to the sector through its integrated system. Its strategic location and extensive network of international shipping lines also contributed to the success of the UAE and the region.
