Between 2009 and 2012, more than 20 million tonnes of plastics raw materials capacity will come on stream in the Gulf region. This would account for half of the global planned capacity increase. Playing a key role in the United Arab Emirates' rising popularity as a destination for plastics processors is Abu Dhabi, which serves as location to the Abu Dhabi Polymers Park (ADPP). As the UAE's first industrial cluster committed to the plastics conversion industry, the ADPP is being constructed at a cost of $4 billion. The park is situated on a 4.5 sq.km. of land at the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi is strategically located to supply major markets such as Europe and the Indian sub continent, and the rest of the MENA region. With these regions' fast developing construction sector and growing population, demand for plastics products is on the rise. The emirate's government wants to capitalise on the region's huge polymer capacity and to develop downstream manufacturing to boost economic activities to expand its export. ADPP is a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Basic Industries Corporation (ADBIC), which is wholly-owned by the Abu Dhabi Government's General Holding Corporation. The park can accommodate between 50 and 70 local and foreign companies. Tenants have started to set up their operations and by 2015 the park is expected to reach full capacity. The site will be zoned so that large manufacturers will be clustered, as will small and medium-sized producers. The park's tenants are engaged in the conversion of wide variety of polymer resins into end products for the packaging, original equipment manufacturing, construction and infrastructure segments including value added goods such as pipes, cables and intermediate blow moulded containers. ADPP hopes to have a processing mix that includes 36% consumer packaging and 24% construction infrastructure. When fully operational, the project will generate 10,000 jobs. Incentives and top-quality services The ADPP is seen as an attractive location to both regional and international plastic converting manufacturers that are expected to take advantage of the rapid growth in polymer demand in the region. The park is located just 20 minutes from Abu Dhabi city centre and will be 40 minutes from Khalifa Port, the new world-scale industrial and container port that is now under construction and will be ready in about two years. Strategically located, it offers easy access to major markets in the Middle East, Europe, North Africa and the Indian subcontinent.
Abu Dhabi Polymers Park is UAE's first industrial cluster committed to the plastics conversion industry More important, it provides investors with value-added services and incentives, which include competitive long-term lease rates, utilities and quality labour, access to a secure supply of raw material, and state of the art onsite logistics and technical centres. The site's logistics centre will handle the flow of bulk and prepacked raw materials to individual converters, as well as the warehousing, and transportation of finished product within the region and worldwide. Vendor-managed inventory solutions, track and trace capabilities, and supply chain optimisation are also offered. "ADPP hopes to have a processing mix that includes 36% consumer packaging and 24% construction infrastructure." It will also house world-class technology and industry expertise to seal the UAE's special place in the region's plastics industry. ADPP is in talks with major global technical centre operators for the facility, which should be ready by the end of 2010. The centre is expected to provide training and information services, as well as testing and certification of products to regional and international standards. The first factory at ADPP is the Bonar Emirates Technical Yarns LLC, a joint venture between ADBIC and Low
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