Joint field visits conducted to boost local content in Dhofar

Business Tuesday 29/July/2025 14:28 PM
By: ONA
Joint field visits conducted to boost local content in Dhofar

Salalah: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, in cooperation with the Projects, Tenders and Local Content Authority, and Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) conducted a joint field visit to several factories in Dhofar Governorate as part of national efforts to enhance local content and support industrial development.

The visit included industrial facilities from various sectors located in the Salalah Free Zone, Madayn (Public Establishment for Industrial Estates), and Dhofar Industrial Zone. The delegation reviewed production processes, highlighted key industrial achievements, and discussed avenues for development and innovation.

Challenges facing these factories were also addressed, along with available growth opportunities and ways to strengthen cooperation between government entities and the private sector. This aligns with the objectives of the National Industrial Strategy and contributes to boosting local value-added.

This visit comes as Oman’s industrial sector is witnessing significant growth. By the end of 2024, the manufacturing sector’s contribution to GDP at constant prices exceeded OMR3.6 billion, while non-oil commodity exports surpassed OMR6.2 billion, including OMR1.8 billion from metal products.

These indicators underscore the pivotal role of manufacturing industries in supporting economic diversification and enhancing local value-added.

Eng. Khalid Salim Al Qasabi, Director General of Industry at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, stated that such visits—conducted in partnership with relevant stakeholders at industrial sites—allow direct engagement with factory owners and workers. This, he said, helps develop a deeper understanding of their needs, identify suitable solutions, and explore industrial networking opportunities.

He added that the Directorate General of Industry will continue its visits to cover the rest of Oman’s governorates as part of a systematic plan prepared in coordination with relevant entities. Al Qasabi emphasised the ministry’s commitment to supporting and enabling the industrial sector in line with the government’s direction to enhance local content and develop the national economy, achieving the goals of Oman Vision 2040.