Samail: Samail Industrial City, operating under the umbrella of the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates ‘Madayn’, received 26 investment applications during the first half of 2025, out of which 19 projects were localized with a total investment exceeding RO 35 million.
According to Oman News Agency, these projects will be established on a total area of over 470,000 sqm, representing sectors including iron, steel, and metal industries, paper products, food, pipe manufacturing, automotive brake, equipment and engine manufacturing, cement products, along with doors, windows, and kitchen manufacturing.
Eng. Yasser Ibrahim Al Ajmi, Director General of Samail Industrial City, stated that by the end of the first half of 2025, the total investment volume in the city surpassed RO 243 million, with leased land areas reaching 2,698,590 sqm out of the city’s total area of 11,889,233.97 sqm. The total workforce in the city during the same period stood at 3,378, of which 800 are national cadres.
Al Ajmi added that Madayn continues to implement a range of projects in Samail Industrial City, notably the water supply project by Nama Water Services at a cost of RO 11 million, scheduled for completion in early 2026.
He further noted that the preliminary design for the residential area’s master plan was completed during the first half of 2025, with plots soon to be offered as investment opportunities. Additionally, the Medical Fitness Examination Centre building will be floated as an investment opportunity, aiming to provide healthcare services to employees within the industrial city and nearby areas. Strategically located near the main gate and expressway, the centre includes laboratories, clinics, cooling rooms, X-ray rooms, and several offices.
Madayn inaugurated the infrastructure project of Samail Industrial City during the first half of 2025 with a total cost exceeding RO 35 million. This initiative reaffirms its developmental role in advancing the industrial sector in the Sultanate of Oman, promoting private sector participation in economic growth in line with Oman Vision 2040, and supporting efforts to create jobs, enhance competitiveness, attract investments, adopt AI technologies, and boost production.
Samail Industrial City is designed in accordance with the latest international standards, considering environmental and civil defence requirements, while integrating social and recreational elements to serve both workers and residents of Samail and neighbouring wilayats. The industrial city is divided into specialized sectors including technology, pharmaceuticals, food, petrochemicals, steel, aluminum and wood, marble, and construction materials, along with a dedicated zone for SMEs.