Oil price, capacity, and supply chain disruption uncertainty further strain the world’s economies. These worldwide issues do not exclude the petrochemical industry. Despite this, the petrochemical industry in Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) experienced stability. The growth in export quantities in 2021, which increased by 52% year over year, is one sign of this. Additionally, the free zone alone was responsible for almost 50% of Dubai’s polymers and petrochemicals trade last year, worth over AED 49 billion.
Enabling Seamless Trade
DP World has supported global petrochemical trade lanes and ecosystems through its local and regional assets, multimodal connectivity, cost-effective supply chain solutions, and digital trade platforms. Through Jebel Ali, the firm is instrumental in promoting the expansion of the regional and international petrochemical industry.
The industry has the most alluring logistical offer because of integrated logistics services, access across global petrochemical trade routes, and the ecosystem at the Jebel Ali hub. Additionally, the growth of the UAE and the area has been facilitated by its extensive network of international liners.
The Jebel Ali Connectivity
Over one-third of the petrochemical and polymer trade in the UAE is handled by DP World’s petrochemical hub, which encompasses the port and the free zone. Finding a suitable location with easy access for trade and transportation, as well as a very high degree of safety owing to the nature of the items, is crucial because storage is a vital component of the sector. Jebel Ali Port’s solutions satisfy all of these needs, guaranteeing clients lower operating costs and quicker operations.
Jebel Ali Port supports the traders’ goals with storage for hazardous commodities, specialised storage for packaged lubricants, fuels, and industrial chemicals, and tank terminals and warehouses.
The port consists of 11 specialised liquid handling berths and tank terminals with a total area of 2 million square meters and about 1 million cubic meters of bulk liquid storage space. With a storage capacity of more than 250,000 cubic meters, the Chemical Berth is well-equipped to hold different grades of chemicals.
Since prominent industrial heavyweights like DOW, BASF, Total, and Gulf Petrochem have their headquarters in JAFZA, the area is the foundation for a thriving ecosystem that supports up to 600 businesses. The strategic position of JAFZA makes it possible to meet demand across the Middle East and Africa. The ideal foundation for chemical and petrochemical dealers serving expanding markets in the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East is its industrial infrastructure for processing and value-added services.
